We believe in play which is child-led: freely engaged in and enjoyed by children. Play which is sensitively supported and extended by adults. Play which is guided towards specific educational outcomes.
Free play is crucial to children’s development. It is enjoyable and it helps children to develop their social skills and their self-regulation. Playing freely helps children to become more imaginative, more creative, and become better prepared to tackle difficult problems and solve them. High-quality play is supported by well organised environments which respond to children’s interests, and which widen those interests by introducing children to new materials, experiences, activities, and artistic expressions.