Play in Early Childhood Education Course
Elevate your early childhood setting using effective play-centred approaches. Gain skills to plan weekly activities, arrange dynamic play spaces, cater to diverse learners, and evaluate progress via play, enhancing development in 4–5-year-olds across key areas like language, maths, social-emotional wellbeing, physical abilities, and imagination.

4 to 360 hours flexible workload
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What will I learn?
This course equips you with practical strategies to create engaging play experiences that foster language, early maths, social-emotional growth, motor skills, and creativity in young children. You'll master balancing unstructured and guided play, setting up indoor and outdoor environments, handling noise and schedules, tailoring activities for varied needs, tracking development, and sharing progress effectively with whānau in a concise, impactful programme.
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Develop skills
- Design play-focused weekly plans with defined objectives, engaging zones, and practical schedules.
- Adapt play for varied learners using straightforward supports for movement, communication, and sensory needs.
- Monitor and evaluate via play with checklists, observations, and evidence to inform instruction.
- Set up indoor and outdoor play spaces that are safe, reachable, and packed with literacy opportunities.
- Involve whānau in play-based learning through straightforward updates, home activities, and joint planning.
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