`An excellent overview of the development in thinking about play, based on research into different aspects of play...This book enables the reader to not only ac

Learning Through Play translates the theory of play into practice while seamlessly integrating the Australian Curriculum, government policy and current trends.

Providing high quality play experiences is an essential part of good early years education, but this can pose a challenge for practitioners who face pressure fr

Play in the Early Years provides an accessible overview of key concepts, debates and approaches to children’s Play. This book: · Considers play from a variet

Sandra Smidt sets out to explain what play is and why it is so important as one of the key ways of learning, particularly - but not solely - for young children.