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Unit 3.1: Understand the value of play in Early Years
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Understand the role of play
Understand children’s rights in relation to play
Understand play at different stages of children’s development
Understand different types of play for all children
Understand inclusive play practice
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- 1.1 Explain the innate drive for children to play
- 1.2 Analyse how play is necessary for the development of children
- 2.1 Identify the rights of children in relation to play as detailed in the ‘UN Convention on the Rights of the Child’
- 2.2 Explain how settings meet the right for children to play
- 3.1 Explain the characteristics of: child-initiated play, adult-led play
- 3.2 Identify how children’s play needs and preferences change in relation to their stage of development
