Outstanding Play

Aims

For wraparound childcare practitioners and childminders caring for afterschool children.

This workshop aims to consider:

• What is play for?
• The different theories around play and how they help to improve your provision
• Supporting children to play socially and independently.
• How to support children to disagree well and when to intervene
• What the benefits of good play opportunities are for everyone.

Summary

Play is essential to development, as it contributes to the cognitive, physical, social and emotional well-being of children and young people.

We aim to support opportunities for children to play, helping them develop skills and competencies that build self-esteem and confidence.

This workshop is designed to help you create environments that nurture children's play and creativity, and to support you in explaining this to others, including Ofsted.