Little by little
Helen Bromley, early years consultant and author
Wednesday, May 3, 2006
When they enter nursery, children will probably already be familiar with small-world play, but it can be offered anew in all areas of your setting Most young children will have engaged with small-world play before they ever arrive in an educational setting. It is unlikely, however, that their families will ever have called it that! Playing with cars, trains, doll's houses, farm and zoo animals and a range of commercially produced toy people will simply have been an integral part of childhood.
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