1. Session 4

CCS3130 Session 4

Session 4: Providing for Play

 

Introduction

 

This photograph shows two young children pretending to work in a veterinary clinic. One child is pretending to give an injection to a large stuffed toy rabbit while the other child is holding the rabbit.

© Glenda Powers/6075624/Fotolia

 

Play experiences promote development in all areas of development; therefore, it is important for children to engage in play that interests them.

 

What skills does a caregiver need in order to facilitate children’s play? How do the environment, the age group, and the children affect how positive play occurs?

 

This session focuses on play and on how child care providers plan and prepare for children’s exploration. If child care providers understand how to provide for play, children’s development is enriched.

 

By enhancing the learning environment with the use of appropriate play spaces, materials, and child-care-provider involvement, children benefit from the many ways to play.