1. CACHE Level 3 Early Years Educator CACHE LEVEL 3 CHILDCARE & EDUCATION Unit 5 Play and learning © Hodder & Stoughton Limited

2. CACHE Level 3 Early Years Educator LO7 Understand inclusive play practice. AC 7.1 Discuss inclusive play practice in relation to current frameworks. AC 7.2 Describe how play supports the interests and abilities of children. LO9 Understand current frameworks in relation to play and learning. AC 9.1 Discuss current frameworks in relation to play and learning. © Hodder & Stoughton Limited

3. CACHE Level 3 Early Years Educator Starter activity LO7 Understand inclusive play practice [AC 7.1] Time: 5 mins Complete the following sentences: Physical play is _______________________________________ Creative play is _______________________________________ Imaginative play is ____________________________________ Sensory play is _______________________________________ Heuristic play is ______________________________________ © Hodder & Stoughton Limited

4. CACHE Level 3 Early Years Educator Inclusion is all about providing opportunities for all in our care. This means that all children, regardless of their ability, background, culture and age, should be given the equal opportunity to participate in the planned sessions. Inclusive play is when we provide a range of play activities for the children that are going to incorporate all of these requirements, yet still provide opportunities for play, learning, socialising, risk taking and challenge to be taking place. Inclusive play © Hodder & Stoughton Limited LO7 Understand inclusive play practice [AC 7.1]

5. CACHE Level 3 Early Years Educator As the adults in the setting, it is our role to promote inclusion amongst the children but also within our working practice. The EYFS outlines how inclusive practice is important in relation to improving the child's experience and their overall outcome within the setting. As a result of the criteria within the EYFS, many settings now have either an inclusion policy or a play policy that outlines how all children will be included within the area of play. Inclusive play in relation to the EYFS © Hodder & Stoughton Limited LO7 Understand inclusive play practice [AC 7.1]

6. CACHE Level 3 Early Years Educator Group activity Time: 15 mins How can every child be included in all five types of play? (physical, creative, imaginative, sensory and heuristic.) © Hodder & Stoughton Limited LO7 Understand inclusive play practice [AC 7.1]

7. CACHE Level 3 Early Years Educator Our role is to make sure that the play opportunities that we provide do not become boring or regular. We need to make sure that we keep our practice current and exciting for the children so that they have the opportunity to explore new ideas. Inclusive play in practice © Hodder & Stoughton Limited LO7 Understand inclusive play practice [AC 7.1]

8. CACHE Level 3 Early Years Educator Pairs activity Time: 10 mins Have a look at the play policy from your setting. Key things to think about: In pairs, discuss what the policy says. Highlight the areas of the policy that you see taking place when you are there. Can you identify what your setting does in order to adhere to this policy? © Hodder & Stoughton Limited LO7 Understand inclusive play practice [AC 7.1]

9. CACHE Level 3 Early Years Educator It is important that the provision that we provide for our children is one that they enjoy. The current EYFS framework has put a lot of emphasis on providing a more flexible, free early education where child- initiated learning is at the heart of what we do. How play supports the interests and abilities of children © Hodder & Stoughton Limited LO7 Understand inclusive play practice [AC 7.2]

10. CACHE Level 3 Early Years Educator Pairs activity Time: 10 mins How could you find out what the interests and abilities are of the children in your setting? Complete the worksheet provided. Key things to think about: List the different ways that you could find this information out. List the people who could support you in providing these activities for the children. © Hodder & Stoughton Limited LO7 Understand inclusive play practice [AC 7.1]

11. CACHE Level 3 Early Years Educator When getting to know the interests of children there are a number of things we can do, including: Speak to the children (depending on their age) Observe children and log what they like to do or what they regularly chose to play with Speak to the families of the children to find out some background information on things that the child likes to do at home. How play supports the interests of children © Hodder & Stoughton Limited LO7 Understand inclusive play practice [AC 7.2]

12. CACHE Level 3 Early Years Educator When we look at supporting the abilities of the child we may need to some additional input. This may be from: Observing the child to see what they can or can not do. Speaking to the family of the child, especially if the child has a particular need that needs to be considered in the planning of the activities. Seek further guidance from other practitioners within the setting who may have had experience with certain abilities in the past. Seek further guidance from external agencies or professionals who could guide you on supporting the abilities of the children in your care. How play supports the abilities of children © Hodder & Stoughton Limited LO7 Understand inclusive play practice [AC 7.2]

13. CACHE Level 3 Early Years Educator Reflection activity Time: 10 mins Reflect on your own practice. Thinking about the last activity that you carried out, answer the questions below: How did you ensure that all the children were included? Did you have to do anything different to ensure everyone could take part? Did you need any support for this and if you did, who did you get it from? © Hodder & Stoughton Limited LO7 Understand inclusive play practice [AC 7.2]

14. CACHE Level 3 Early Years Educator It is well known and documented that children learn though play. Montessori stated that: ‘A child’s play is a child’s work’. The current EYFS is a play based framework that supports practitioners to provide the best possible learning environment for all children. LO9 Understand current frameworks in relation to play and learning [AC 9.1] Current frameworks and play © Hodder & Stoughton Limited

15. CACHE Level 3 Early Years Educator Classroom discussion activity Time: 15 mins Name the 7 areas of learning and development within the EYFS and discuss: Opportunities for play in each area How these opportunities support children’s learning The role of the adult in supporting play and learning. © Hodder & Stoughton Limited LO9 Understand current frameworks in relation to play and learning [AC 9.1]

16. CACHE Level 3 Early Years Educator Independent research activity Time: 20 mins Carry out some further research on inclusive play practice and link this to play in relation to current frameworks. Create a leaflet that summarises what you understand about inclusive play. Your leaflet must include the information on what the EYFS states in relation to inclusive practice. You could also include some examples of inclusive practice from your placement. © Hodder & Stoughton Limited LO9 Understand current frameworks in relation to play and learning [AC 9.1 including 7.1]

17. CACHE Level 3 Early Years Educator In this lesson we have learnt that: Inclusive play is when we ensure that everyone in the setting is included in the activity regardless of their ability, background, culture or age. In order to support the interests and abilities of children, we need to get to know them through speaking to them, observing their actions and including the family in order to ensure that we provide them with activities that they will enjoy and learn from. The EYFS sets a framework where children are supported to learn through play. © Hodder & Stoughton Limited

18. CACHE Level 3 Early Years Educator 1.Create a poster all about inclusive practice to summarise what you have learnt this lesson. Include how the EYFS supports learning through play for all children. This could either be done in the classroom or given as an Extension activity to complete at home before next the lesson. © Hodder & Stoughton Limited