As pressure to raise scores on standardized tests has trickled down to the lower grades, kindergarten and even pre-kindergarten classrooms have focused more on academic skills. But debating whether a ...

Play-based learning is essentially learning through play, which is crucial in early childhood development, especially for Grade R learners. According to US-Based research, The Serious Need for Play, ...

A third grade student sets the last domino down in a row along the edge of a table while playing in Crystal O’Brien’s classroom at Shidler Elementary School in Oklahoma City. Credit: Ariel ...

Jagannatha Kumar is the CEO, Reliance Foundation. Dr Nilay Ranjan is head – education, Reliance Foundation. When early childhood experts, gather, it is unlikely to be a quiet place. As they sang, ...

When Krystyna Kalishevskyi emigrated from Ukraine with her family last year, she had experienced more trauma and fear than a 4-year-old can cope with. Going to school in California was a big challenge ...

Play is one of the most important parts of early childhood education in Australia. We know children learn about the world through play and it helps them build creativity and independence. There is ...

Tina Farr has put play-based learning at the heart of lessons at her Oxford primary – with ‘phenomenal’ results Children in England growing up ‘sedentary, scrolling and alone’, say experts When Tina ...

IS IOWA’S NEWS LEADER. KCCI EIGHT NEWS AT SIX STARTS RIGHT NOW. A BILL AT THE STATEHOUSE COULD CHANGE WHAT THE SCHOOL DAY LOOKS LIKE FOR IOWA’S YOUNGEST STUDENTS. IT WOULD REQUIRE TIME FOR PLAY BASED ...