The Boblins Ethos

By

Julie Casey BA, P.G.C.E., Dip. R.S.A., M.Ed,
Chartered Psychologist

We know that you and your children will enjoy watching the lovable Boblins on TV and exploring the exciting and lively games and activities on this website.   But we want to offer you and the children you care for or work with much more than the opportunity to keep busy and have fun.

For young children there is no distinction between playing and learning. Recent research shows that from babyhood and throughout the early years, children are forming thousands upon thousands of connections within their brains (technically known as neural networks) with every experience – every sight, sound, taste, feeling and smell provides the building blocks and connections which we call learning.  They are developing during this time physically, intellectually, emotionally and socially at a phenomenal rate, and it is enjoyment that drives them to do so -  exploring the world through watching, copying, doing, experimenting, using their imagination and their senses to discover and understand the environment. Their capacity for learning will never again be as great as it is during the early years. 

It is because we recognise that the opportunities for learning during these crucial years are so important that we have created this website. We aim to harness children’s enjoyment of the Boblins and to engage them in games and activities that  reflect the very best practice, in early years education,  based on an explicit set of educational values and principles.

The development of the activities and information for parents, carers and practitioners by a team of Educational Psychologists and Early Years Practitioners and consultants means that you can rest assured that when your children are busy having fun and enjoying the website activities, they are also engaged in well-founded and appropriate learning.