Playing is Learning

A guide for parents and carers 

This full colour A5 sized booklet was developed by practitioners and early years advisors at Harrow Council.  Although not yet available for individual sale, authorities and organisations can benefit from the work already done to get their own 'customised' copies in languages applicable to the needs of their local communities.  The front and back of the booklet can be designed to match other publications you might have in place and branded with your own logo, contact details and colour scheme.

Children’s first experiences prepare them for life and help to shape the people they become.  Children learn first from those close to them.  Their parents and carers are at the centre of their world. At this stage, children’s families can make the greatest difference.  Children learn through their senses - touch, taste, smell, sight, and hearing - from the moment of birth, and perhaps even before.  Children learn everywhere, all the time.

This booklet covers from birth to five years and aims to show the beginning of the learning journey for your child. You will see how your child learns from you as a parent/carer and as he or she moves into an early years setting, either with a registered childminder, in a pre-school, nursery, Montessori setting or a reception class in school.

The centre spread of the booklet concentrates on what the Early Years Foundation Stage is and its four key area - the unique child, positive relationships, enabling environments and learning & development. It also set out some of the frequently asked questions posed by parents and carers.

To date the booklet has been produced in seven languages. As well as English, these are: Arabic, Pashto, Polish, Romanian, Somali and Tamil. This guide can be produced in any of these languages for you and we can also get it translated into other languages that might be suitable for your local community needs. 

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