Early Childhood Spaces - involving children in the design process
This article by Alison Clarke explores the methodology and initial issues raised in seeking to involve young children in the design process. It reports a study concerned with how young children can play an active role in the designing and developing of children's spaces. The focus is on children under 6 years old in early childhood provision.
Early Years Education: how do they do it in Sweden?
Play - a synthesis on the benefits of learning through play
Play in education: the role and importance of creative learning
The Playing Learning Child: towards a pedagogy of early childhood
From children's own perspective, play and learning are not always separate in practices during early years. The article explores the character of early years education in terms of play and learning, and also elaborates on the findings of several years of research about children's learning related to the curriculum and proposes a sustainable play-based pedagogy for Sweden for the future to promote creativity.
Time for Playful Learning? Parental attitudes toward children’s play time
Over the past 10-15 years, child development researchers have expressed worries about the fact that an increasing number of parents in the western world tend to over-schedule their children. Lego Learning Institute conducted a cross-cultural study of parental values and attitudes toward children, to find out the truth.