Babies and toddlers learn from experience and love to explore all sorts of shapes, sizes and textures of even the most basic household items. Nicole Weinstein explains the joy of treasure baskets and ...

It's not just babies who gain from heuristic play - and better still if it takes place outdoors, as Sara Davies found in her research. Everton Early Childhood Centre is a forward thinking children's ...

They need to play; we buy them toys. But education writer Phoebe Doyle thinks you might just be wasting your money, and your children’s time The significance of play is immense; “Put simply, play is ...

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What does it mean? Heuristic play is a term to explain a more structured approach to observing and encouraging young children's natural curiosity in everyday household objects. Young children take ...

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