Northamptonshire baby room project
Contents
Baby room - course for practitioners
Key themes
This course consists of 3 sessions in 3 months.
You will learn how:
- experiences shape infants' brains
- experiences shape all our brains
- what we feel affects infants' brains
Session 1: Babies' Brain Development
By being knowledgeable about early development and learning, practitioners can be alert to the importance of paying close attention to the potential of individual babies.
Learn how every experience shapes the brain and the brain adapts to the environment it finds itself in.
Session 2: Babies' Emotional Development
By being aware of emotional needs, practitioners can respond with sensitivity to babies and support them with loving and meaningful interactions. Understand how crying is a baby’s way of letting you know they are here and need you.
Session 3: Babies' Playing and Laughing
By being in tune with individual babies, practitioners can recognise the huge impact early experiences have on holistic development. Learn that playing is learning. Laughing relieves stress. Singing releases 'feel good' chemicals in our brains. It's ok to be playful at work!
What practitioners say
- "It has reminded me of the importance of play, fun and interaction parents need to have with their children to enable the child to develop well."
- "I have enjoyed expanding my knowledge of the development of the baby's brain."
- "I never really thought about fears in babies and we have changed how we run things in the baby room, for example, reducing the number of people who come into the room. No longer picking babies up from behind, feeling confident to cuddle them."
Course information
We have 2 locations in Moulton and Pytchley where the courses will be taking place.
Moulton course dates
| Session | Dates | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tuesday 6 January 2026 | 10am to 12:30pm |
| 2 | Tuesday 10 February 2026 | 10am to 12:30pm |
| 3 | Tuesday 10 March 2026 | 10am to 12:30pm |
Venue
Moulton Community Centre
Sandy Hill
Reedings
Northampton
NN3 7AX
How to book
Please make sure you can attend all 3 sessions before you book.
Pytchley course dates
| Session | Dates | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tuesday 21 April 2026 | 9:30am to midday |
| 2 | Tuesday 19 May 2026 | 9:30am to midday |
| 3 | Tuesday 23 June 2026 | 9:30am to midday |
Venue
Pytchley Village Hall
Church Road
Pytchley
NN14 1EL
How to book
Please make sure you can attend all 3 sessions before you book.
Cost
The cost for either course is £175 per delegate.
Contact us
Email: [email protected]
By post
The Northamptonshire Baby Room Project,
Northamptonshire Educational Psychology Service,
One Angel Square,
Angel Street,
Northampton,
NN1 1ED
Order a manual
Find out more about the practitioners' manual.
Last updated 07 November 2025