Discover how purposeful play develops durable skills, critical thinking, creativity, and collaboration, across every grade level.

From developing social skills to fostering creativity, pretend play in young children is likened to being a "metaphoric multivitamin" in an editorial published in the journal Neuroscience and ...

When Krystyna Kalishevskyi emigrated from Ukraine with her family last year, she had experienced more trauma and fear than a 4-year-old can cope with. Going to school in California was a big challenge ...

Play is one of the most important parts of early childhood education in Australia. We know children learn about the world through play and it helps them build creativity and independence. There is ...

Parents visiting their children’s kindergarten class for the first time may think they’ve arrived at the wrong room, especially if they expect it to resemble the kindergarten they attended as ...

BOSSIER CITY, La. -- Studies show that some of the most important learning in life happens between birth and age three. That’s why programs designed to stimulate early development are growing in ...

If there is one thing I wish every parent could feel in their bones, it is this: play is not “just play”. It is not filler time between naps and meals, or something we squeeze in after the “real” ...

Play-based learning is transforming early childhood education by blending joy with intentional teaching. Research shows it fuels cognitive, social, and emotional growth while keeping children engaged.

RULING, PAUSING THE LAYOFFS. EDUCATION LEADERS SAY THE LEARNING KIDS DO IN THEIR EARLY CHILDHOOD YEARS CAN SHAPE THE REST OF THEIR IVES. OUR KELEE KENDALL MET SOME OF THOSE LEADERS AT THE PBS IMPACT ...