Play-Based Learning & Child-Led Activities

Play-Based Learning & Child-Led Activities

Master the principles of the EYFS framework by fostering child-led exploration and purposeful play. This course will help you understand play-based learning and its holistic benefits, enabling you to design environments that foster child agency both indoors and outdoors, using loose parts and open-ended play. You will learn to balance the play spectrum and master scaffolding techniques, including sustained shared thinking. The course also explores the practitioner's role as a co-player and modeller, alongside effective observation and assessment methods, to support holistic development in UK early years settings.