Daily Archives: 13 October 2023

Incorporating Nature into Open-Ended Play

Your ELC shares the benefits of outdoor play and how nature can enhance open-ended play experiences for children.   Open-ended play and nature go hand in hand when it comes to child development. The outdoors provides one of the best settings for a child to engage in open-ended play because it provides plenty of stimuli…

The Importance of Playtime in Child Development

Your local ELC explains how playtime impacts child development, and what healthy playtime looks like.   When children play, they are laying the foundations for all future learning. Playtime is absolutely crucial for children, developing everything from physical to social to creative skills, and even problem-solving and decision-making processes. Below, we’ll explore how playtime fosters…