Discover an inspirational tool for stimulating early communication skills and sensory awareness in babies from birth to crawling. Designed for practitioners working with the very youngest children and their parents, this training programme supports Development Matters for babies through music and linked activities. Covering lively songs to get babies moving, alongside gentle lullabies for quiet times, Boogie Mites trainers demonstrate how music can be integrated into daily routines to promote bonding, early brain development and joyful interaction.
(Please note: this programme is for use in Parent and Baby groups/workshops. Early years settings should purchase the Teenies programme.)
Focus:
Early communication, sensory awareness, bonding and emotional connection through music.
Aims:
To support practitioners and parents in stimulating babies’ early development from birth to crawling. To encourage bonding, promote sensory engagement, and lay the foundations for language and listening skills through gentle and playful music activities.
Activities:
A combination of soothing lullabies, gentle songs, rhythmic movement and sensory play using scarves, shakers and everyday objects. Includes music for quiet times as well as lively songs to encourage movement, eye contact and shared joy.
Developmental Support:
- Promotes early communication, listening and turn-taking.
- Encourages sensory exploration through sound, touch and movement.
- Strengthens emotional connection and secure attachment with carers.
- Supports early brain development and regulation through rhythm and repetition.
- Builds practitioner and parent confidence in using music to engage babies in daily routines.
Lifetime license to use the programme in your setting:
- Downloadable MP3’s of 21 songs
- Downloadable practitioner notes: Links to early years development for each song.
- An optional physical pack can be purchased for an additional £30 plus VAT, including:
- A CD of 21 fabulous songs based on well loved themes
- At-a-glance A5 flash cards teaching tips and lyrics
One year access to online music training for your whole team:
CustomerHub hosted digital training course and resources, enabling fully self-paced training course to be available for all staff and refresher/extension training for existing staff:
- Four part neuromusical evidence video series presented by Dr. Anita Collins
- Online access to training videos covering the scientific research linking music to early child development and videos of each song being delivered in a setting so you can model effective delivery
One year access to 12 webinars offering early years music provision CPD:
- All staff can attend Boogie Mites monthly webinars covering different aspects of music and early years development/practice. Available as a recording for one week following live webinar. This training is designed to ensure that your staff music training continues to be extended; boosting confidence, ideas, resources, musicality and knowledge – find out more here
One year access to programme support as required:
- Including video calls to support training access and programme implementation
NOTE: This product has an annually renewable element
Annually renewable practitioner support and digital resources package:
Charged at £150+VAT per nursery per year, invoiced annually on anniversary of upgrade – this includes:
- One year access for all staff to attend Boogie Mites monthly webinars offering CPD covering different aspects of music and early years development/practice. This training is designed to ensure that your staff music training continues to be extended; boosting confidence, ideas, musicality and knowledge
- Digital hosting fee for CustomerHub hosted digital training course and resources, enabling fully self-paced training course to be available for new staff and refresher/extension training for existing staff
- Ongoing upgrades to online resources
- Individual nursery support as required – including video calls to support training access and programme implementation
Listen to clips of the songs:
NOTE on annual subscription renewal:
If the practitioner training music package subscription fee is not renewed, access to the digital training materials and monthly webinars will no longer be available. However, your setting retains a license to continue to use the programme songs.
NOTE on access to digital product content:
Access digital products via our CustomerHub directly from our website with your dedicated login. After purchasing this product, you will receive an email from [email protected] with your login details.
