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šŸ† Paediatric Neuro OT
šŸš¼ Early development & play for 0ā€“3s ā™æļø
āœØ I teach practitioners the skills beneath milestones
šŸš¼ Nurturing development through play, movement & tummy time
šŸ’» Accredited 0ā€“3 training

Celebrating the wonderful Aga from Aga Matos | Developmental Play & Creative Exploration, who has just completed her Tum...
20/10/2026

Celebrating the wonderful Aga from Aga Matos | Developmental Play & Creative Exploration, who has just completed her Tummy Time Practitioner PLUS+ training with me! šŸ’—šŸŽ‰

Aga has completed the full training, including all the additional specialist workshops exploring how to support babies with additional needs and individualised support requirements.

Tummy time is such an important part of a babyā€™s play diet, and this focused training goes beyond simply sharing tummy time activities. Itā€™s about understanding the why behind tummy time, how to support babies at different developmental stages, adapt for individual needs and help parents feel confident supporting their babies at home.

Tummy time is so often seen as something to dread, another thing parents feel they should be doing. But it doesnā€™t have to be! It can be a fun, playful and connected way to spend time with your baby, nurturing their development through everyday moments together.

Whether practitioners choose to offer their own tummy time workshops, courses, programmes, 1:1 support or embed this knowledge into their existing services, there are so many ways to bring this learning to babies and their families.

Aga shared with me ā€œI really enjoyed the training and learned so much. I canā€™t wait to bring it into my work with babies and families through Playful Tribeā€

A huge congratulations, Aga! I canā€™t wait to see how you bring your learning into your work! šŸ’—

A few little snippets of life lately šŸ’—A bit of everything really! Playing Lego with my own two, out in nature everyday, ...
13/10/2026

A few little snippets of life lately šŸ’—
A bit of everything really! Playing Lego with my own two, out in nature everyday, walking the dog, spotting hares in the field, peeling apples and dealing with yet another warning light on my car šŸ™„

And somewhere amongst all that, Iā€™m still here doing my thing! Working as a childrenā€™s OT, marking assignments, supporting my lovely students and sharing all the things Iā€™ve learnt over the years about play and child development from a health and wellbeing perspective..
I love play, I love being outdoors, I love the simple things and I genuinely love the work I do.
Life is busy, sometimes a bit chaotic, but thereā€™s lots of lovely stuff in amongst it all.
Anyway, just a little glimpse into life behind the Developmental Play Academy. Still here, still doing the work, and still as passionate as ever about helping little people move, play and develop.

Where are my somewhat chaotic but playful people at? Iā€™m waiting for you.

Carly x

29/09/2026

Youā€™ll find me here from now on āœŒšŸ¼

Who is she?! šŸ‘‹So many new faces here lately, so do have a swipe through to get to know the real meā€¦ the credentials and ...
02/09/2026

Who is she?! šŸ‘‹

So many new faces here lately, so do have a swipe through to get to know the real meā€¦ the credentials and the layers underneath šŸŒ¹ you should also know that if you catch me talking to a tree, talking really high pitched to a dog, or dancing in the woods, itā€™s completely normal. For me anyway. šŸ˜†

But in all seriousness, if you want to see movement, play and development through a true neurodevelopmental lens, not just a list of activities to fill a classā€¦ but with all the practical support to create a business, service or add to your current one ā€¦ I might be exactly who youā€™ve been looking for.

Come and learn with me. Iā€™d love to have you.

www.carlybudd.co.uk

šŸŒ¹TOMORROWšŸŒ¹ On 1st September, The Budsā€™ Baby Business in a Box goes live. Everything you need to build a beautiful baby b...
31/08/2026

šŸŒ¹TOMORROWšŸŒ¹ On 1st September, The Budsā€™ Baby Business in a Box goes live.

Everything you need to build a beautiful baby business in one place: Baby Massage and Baby Yoga teacher training with Baby Massage & Yoga Teacher Training | Careers For New Mums, Developmental Play Advanced Practitioner programme 0-3 (including tummy time training) with Carly Budd | Paediatric OT | Developmental Play Academy founder as well as her Adapting baby massage and yoga workshop, plus full access to Hannahā€™s Business & Social Media Mentor for Birth & Baby Business Owners, with both of us in your corner the whole way.

Here is the bit to remember. When we open, our waitlist gets 47% off, but only for the first 24 hours! That is over Ā£4,700 of training for Ā£2,497, and that founding price is for the waitlist alone.

This is a genuinely amazing offer on this bundle, 24 hours only and for the waitlist only, and once it is gone, it is gone for good.

So if there is even a small part of you that has always wanted this, the one thing to do today is get your name on the list before it closes tonight!

Everything lands in your inbox the moment we go live, with your founding link ready.

Join the waitlist now. Comment Waitlist and we will send it through!

With love, Carly & Hannah xx

25/08/2026

Okay soā€¦ you saw it, right? šŸŒ¹šŸŒ¹

We just went live to finally share what Hannah and I have been quietly building together, and honestly? We could not wait a second longer to let you in on it.

Because when two people who care this much about doing right by families and by babies decide to combine everything they knowā€¦ something pretty special happens.

If you missed the live, donā€™t worry, the good stuff is still waiting for you here in the replay!

Hereā€™s what to do next šŸ‘‰ tap the link in our bio and pop your name on the waitlist. Thatā€™s it.

Founding waitlist pricing is only open for a short window before it rises, so this really is the moment to get yourself on the list rather than wishing you had later.

We canā€™t wait to show you properly.

With love,
Carly + Hannah šŸŒ¹

Celebrating a brand new Tummy Time Practitionerā€¦ šŸŽ‰āœØMeet Siobhan, who runs Music sensory baby toddler class Firhouse Knoc...
25/08/2026

Celebrating a brand new Tummy Time Practitionerā€¦ šŸŽ‰āœØ

Meet Siobhan, who runs Music sensory baby toddler class Firhouse Knocklyon Cherrywood in Ireland and has just completed her Tummy Time Practitioner training šŸš¼šŸŽ‰

Hereā€™s what she had to sayā€¦

ā€œThe tummy time course was excellentā€¦ informative, engaging and full of practical ideas that can easily be used with babies and their parents. I particularly enjoyed learning more about the importance of tummy time for development and how to make it a fun, positive experience for both babies and caregivers.ā€

Because tummy time is so much more than ā€œtime on the tummyā€ā€¦ Itā€™s one of the very first movement experiences a baby has. It builds the strength, the postural control, the sensory foundations that everything else gets stacked on top of.

And when a practitioner can hold that knowledge and make it feel fun, playful, positiveā€¦ thatā€™s when families really lean in.

Siobhan is already bringing that to her Music 4 Tots sessions in Ireland, and we couldnā€™t be prouder to welcome her into the community.

Well done Siobhan! šŸŽ‰šŸŽ‰šŸŽ‰

www.carlybudd.co.uk

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Colchester

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Wednesday 10am - 3:30pm
Thursday 10am - 3:30pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 12:30pm

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