Children learn through play. Children learn and develop cognitive skills (the mental action or process of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought, experience, and the senses), physical abilities, new vocabulary, social skills and literacy skills
Play is healthy.
Play helps children grow and develop.
Play is more than meets the eye.
Play is simple and complex.
There are many types of play solitary, parallel, cooperative.
Play and learning go hand in hand. They are not separate activities. They are intertwined.
The Early Intervention Transformation Programme (EITP) is a Northern Ireland Executive/Atlantic Philanthropies Delivering Social Change Signature Programme, funded jointly by the Delivering Social Change fund, DoH, DoJ, DfC, DfE and the Atlantic Philanthropies. EITP aims to improve outcomes for children and young people across Northern Ireland through embedding early intervention.
The GRtL project seeks to support pre-school education providers with DE-funded places to encourage and develop parental involvement in children’s early learning. It is focused on improving outcomes for children in pre-school by engaging and empowering parents to help them create and sustain positive home learning environments.
For more information on The Early Intervention Transformation Programme, visit http://www.cypsp.org/early-intervention-transformation-programme/
EDUCATION WORKS
During the early years of your child's life, just spending time doing everyday activities with them can make a big difference to how well they do in school. By playing, talking, reading and counting with your little one, you'll not only both have fun, you'll help them learn new skills and give them the best start in life.
https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/information-and-services/education-works/0-8-year-olds
Preschool Curriculum (PEAGs Guidance CCEA-Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment)