The Early Childhood Coach Academy

Infants and Music: Going Beyond Nursery Rhymes

Discover how music can become a powerful tool for connection, expression, and development in your infant classroom. In this interactive session, we’ll move beyond traditional nursery rhymes to explore how rhythm, genre, sound, and vibration can support the sensory and emotional world of infants aged 0–18 months.

Together, we’ll explore how the infant brain processes and responds to music, and how these early interactions can shape cognitive and emotional development. You’ll also gain a deeper understanding of music's historical role in early education and how it continues to evolve today.

This workshop is designed for early childhood educators who are ready to reimagine how music shows up in their practice. You’ll leave with creative, practical strategies to incorporate diverse musical experiences into your daily routines — helping both educators and families embrace music as a vital part of infant learning and care.

About the Facilitator - Sophie Rayner-Grignon

RECE, ECC Community Advisor & Facilitator

Sophie (She/They) is a queer, heavily tattooed, and creative educator living and working on the Unceded Territory of the Algonquin Peoples in a city known as Ottawa, ON.

Her first experiences and connections to caring for young children started with babysitting. While volunteering in a special needs program in Japan, Sophie decided to give Early Childhood Education a shot and applied to school back home in Canada. Eventually, with experience, she moved to private home care during the summer while studying early childhood education at Algonquin College. Graduating with Honours in 2014, Sophie has been in the sector as a Registered Early Childhood Educator RECE ever since. The majority of her career has been working with young parents and their infants and toddlers in Non-Profit Centre based Subsidised Licensed Child Care. Sophie is all about Infant care and play - using her creativity to plan intentional programming for the youngest learners as a passionate play partner is one of her absolute favourite parts of being an ECE!

Recently moving into an Early Literacy and Parenting Educator position, Sophie gets to show off her passions for parenting, play, diverse books, and early learning every day!

In addition to being an educator, Sophie is a loving spouse, cat caregiver, and active neighbour & volunteer in her cooperative housing community!

Infants and Music: Going Beyond Nursery Rhymes with Sophie Rayner-Grignon

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3 Lessons

ON-DEMAND WORKSHOP: Join Sophie Rayner-Grignon for Infants and Music: Going Beyond Nursery Rhymes — an engaging session that reimagines what music can look and sound like for infants. From rhythm and genre to sound and vibration, discover how rich and varied musical experiences can support sensory growth, connection, and self-expression in the earliest stages of life.

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Meet "Your Early Childhood Coach" Anisha Angella

Anisha Angella is an Early Childhood Education (ECE) Specialist who has been in the industry for over 13+ years. With a degree in Early Childhood Education Studies, Anisha has held many roles over the years. She has led childcare programs, taught college programs, and worked as a senior manager overseeing 45+ childcare locations. She is also the CEO and Founder of The Early Childhood Coach — a powerhouse for all things childcare consulting, coaching, and training. Her success has allowed her to gain exposure through Authority Magazine and The Today Show. Anisha wants to see other members of the ECE community succeed and loves to share her wealth of knowledge through speaking at a variety of events. Anisha’s speaking engagements focus on diversity in ECE, leadership, mental health and burnout in ECE, and effective communication with parents and staff. She has spoken at over 50 events worldwide and is always looking forward to her next engagement.

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Anisha is such a pleasure to work with. She is incredibly well-versed in the field of early childhood education and always levelling up her knowledge and skills when it comes to trends in the education space. Anisha has collaborated with us by presenting her own material and hosting a panel at our conference. She is incredibly organized and is always prepared and truly a joy to work with. We love having Anisha part of our community

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