The Language of Learning: Looking at the word ‘play’ through a critical lens by Jan Dubiel

Jan Dubiel is an Independent Consultant and Adviser specialising in Early Childhood Education. Play is the touchstone of Early Childhood Education but the word itself presents a challenge in how our practice is perceived by others. In this thought provoking blog, Jan challenges us to look at the word 'play' through a critical lens and consider if there is any other way we could describe the way children learn that might help those outside the profession understand the complex nature of early childhood education. 

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