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Toni Christie

Contact Toni via email: toni@childspace.co.nz

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Respect – a practitioner’s guide to calm & nurturing infant care & education $20=“What a most welcome book this is! Toni has provided a readable and practical guide for early childhood teachers interested in respectful practices with our very youngest citizens: babies.” Dr. Carmen Dalli

“This book provides a wonderful example of linking theory to practice. Through her detailed observations and captivating photographs, Toni Christie breathes life into the concepts of respect, free movement, and primary caregiving.”Dr. Paula Jorde Bloom

Peaceful Caregiving as Curriculum DVD: a guide to respectful care practices... $20=This interactive DVD allows you to see a ‘peaceful caregiving curriculum’ in practice. This guide to respectful care practices has been designed so you are able to use it in a variety of ways providing a versatile, reflective resource. It will give teachers and parents a unique insight into how the work of Emmi Pikler & Magda Gerber has inspired our team to provide a peaceful approach for the infants and toddlers in their care.

Yeah Baby! 2009 – a collection of articles $10=This inspirational collection of articles was put together for our infant & toddler conference – Yeah Baby! in 2009.

If your vision is to create an atmosphere of awe and wonder for babies then this collection is a must for your library.

Yeah Baby! 2011 – CD-ROM $10=

This CD-ROM will be a valuable addition to any teaching library. There are more than fifty articles by various authors specific to learning and teaching with infants and toddlers.

Willow rattle $20=Made by Eddie Douglas, these rattles are of traditional design using solely natural fine willow shoots. They are safe, light and non-toxic.

“I grow, harvest and process the willows. The willows are cut in the autumn, boiled to give them the pleasant buff colour then graded for quality and strength.”Eddie Douglas.

Handmade baby rattle $30=

Hand crafted willow swing chair $350=

Driftwood room dividers from $500=A new concept in movable room dividers, these plywood and driftwood dividers are easily moved yet very stable. Ideal for infant and toddler areas.

We can also design and build permanent dividers for your exact requirements.

Gates from $400=

We can custom build gates specifically for your environment Windows in these gates allow visual contact between spaces, ensure gates don’t get opened onto children playing behind them, and can be great examples of the physical environment aiding in emerging literacy.

Give us a call or email to discuss your unique requirements.

Nappy change areas from $385=

Functional change areas that are aes-thetically pleasing add so much to this one-on-one time with children.

Price will be quoted according to your specific requirements.

Tables & seats from $55=*

These tables and seats, ideal for bringing adults and children closer together, are made from untreated pine ply polyure-thaned with a high gloss finish.

Once again we are happy to custom build to your requirements.Chair $65.00Friendly table $555.00Infants table $395.00Interlocking table $445.00Rectangular table $395.00Stool $55.00 * Additional charge for stained finish.