Principles
Magda Gerber’s Educaring® Approach
These are the principles that guide our work with infant and toddlers.
To promote quality care Educaring® encourages:
- Basic trust in the child to be an initiator, an explorer and a self-learner
- An environment for the child that is physically safe, cognitively challenging and emotionally nurturing
- Time for uninterrupted play
- Freedom to explore and interact with other infants
- Involvement of the child in all care activities to allow the child to become an active participant rather than a passive recipient
- Sensitive observation of the child in order to understand his or her needs
- Consistency, clearly defined limits and expectations to develop discipline
The Educaring® Approach fosters an authentic sense of self and lays a foundation for secure relationships and to support children’s natural curiosity, self-discovery and self-confidence to be:
- Secure
- Competent
- Confident
- Curious
- Cheerful
- Attentive
- Exploring
- Cooperative
- Peaceful
- Focused
- Self-initiating
- Resourceful
- Involved
- Inner-directed
- Aware
- Interested
