August 4th 2023
Carew Family Centre II
As part of National Play Week, the EastSide Early Learning Community (ELC) hosted its Play Day 2023. In alignment with our aim to promote opportunities for playful learning within the home and in the community for children 0-4 years old, the event offered families the opportunity to experience different forms of play. The planning team worked hard on ensuring activities highlighted the important role different types of play have in children’s brain development and how easy it could be to try them out at home. We did this by offering activities that were accessible and replicable and modeling playful interactions that families could try at home. We also focused on providing clear messaging on the importance of play and creating messaging cards that included ideas to try at home and why a particular type of play supported children’s development.
Milestones
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children exploring different ways of playing
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parents and caregivers receiving positive messaging about play and brain development
Activities
Messy Play
Obstacle Course
Plant & Play
Music & Dance
Curiosity Area
Squiggles & Wiggles
Chat With Me Sessions
Sensory Bus
Storytelling
Baby Yoga
Speech & Language Chats
Little Stars
Toddler Mindfulness
Domains connected to this activity
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Promote opportunities for playful learning within the home and in the community
Secondary areas of focus
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Families are connected with and support each other through improved social support, awareness of resources, and access to services
Parents have access to environments that model/coach/shine a light on attuned parent and child interactions
Parents have access to consistent messaging and modeling of behaviours from early years practitioners and services
Our domains in action
