Making Play Work in Early Years Settings: Tales from the sandpit

Making Play Work in Early Years Settings: Tales from the sandpit
ISBN-10
1529786037
ISBN-13
9781529786033
Category
Education
Pages
140
Language
English
Published
2022-02-23
Publisher
SAGE
Author
Dawn Rigby

Description

Making a play-based curriculum work in early years settings. Early Years practitioners have been advocating for play to be at the heart of early years for many years. Now is the time to make this a reality. Using in the moment planning, child initiated play and other strategies, this book supports early years practitioners to enable the children in their setting to choose what they do and how they want to learn. Dawn Rigby shares her passion for a play-based curriculum, her own setting′s journey, what worked and the challenges faced along the way. This practical book: shares examples of good practice; gives advice on how to make play the central focus of early years practice; explores why a play-based curriculum matters; includes practical support on developmentally appropriate practice.

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