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                               in support of 
     Learning 
     through play
     Strengthening learning 
     through play in early childhood 
     education programmes
              2   Learning through play  Strengthening learning through play in early childhood education programmes
              Published by UNICEF                                                       Acknowledgements
              Education Section, Programme Division
              3 United Nations Plaza
              New York, NY 10017, USA                                                   This advocacy brief was developed by the Education Section 
               
              www.unicef.org/publications                                               of UNICEF’s Headquarters Office, under the leadership and 
                                                                                        supervision of Ivelina Borisova (Early Learning Specialist). Special 
              © United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)                                 acknowledgement is due to external consultants, namely Minju 
              October 2018                                                              Choi, Deborah Llewellyn, Marilou Hyson and Hsiao-Chen Lin for their 
                                                                                        support in drafting and editing different iterations of this document. 
                                                                                        Hsiao-Chen Lin also coordinated overall feedback and production  
              Cover | © Jordi Matas/UNICEF                                              of this brief.  Colleagues from the UNICEF Education HQ and 
              Design by Paula Lopez                                                     Regional Offices provided valuable feedback.
                                                                                        Special thanks go to the ECD section at UNICEF Headquarters 
                                                                                        Office, especially Pia Britto and Ana Nieto, for their partnership and 
                                                                                        collaboration on this advocacy brief.
                                                                                        We thank Anastasia Warpinski for editing the work, Paula Lopez 
                                                                                        for the design, and Hippocampus Learning Centres for sharing and 
                                                                                        authorizing the use of their images.
                                                                                        UNICEF warmly thanks the LEGO Foundation for supporting this piece 
                                                                                        of work, and for its generous contribution and strong partnership.
                                    in support of 
                                                        Learning 
                                                        through play
                                                        Strengthening learning 
                                                        through play in early childhood 
                                                        education programmes
                                                        UNICEF, 2018
             1. Introduction
             The importance of early learning is entrenched in the second target of          This brief will help pre-primary stakeholders advocate for making play-based 
             Sustainable Development Goal 4, which seeks to ensure that, by 2030,            or playful learning a central aspect of expanding and strengthening the 
             “all girls and boys have access to quality early childhood development, care    pre-primary sub-sector. Grounded in a systems perspective, the brief offers 
             and pre-primary education so that they are ready for primary education”.        background knowledge and examples of strategies that could be adapted  
             Pre-primary education is now considered an essential tool for achieving         to multiple contexts. The goal is to share practical ideas on how to embed 
             Universal Primary Education and the SDGs. Ensuring access to quality            play and child-centred pedagogy in pre-primary education expansion efforts 
             pre-primary education is a key strategy for improving learning and education    to ensure the quality and appropriateness of these programmes.
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             outcomes as well as the efficiency of education systems.                        In this brief
             The global momentum to expand and integrate early education services            The brief describes the nature of pre-primary services within the broader 
             into education systems has great potential. But it also carries risks, if       concept of early learning. We then share definitions of what is meant by play 
             programming is not appropriate to meet children’s learning needs and            in early childhood, followed by key points of why learning through play builds 
             interests. It can be tempting to extend primary education ideas and methods     lifelong learners and supports children’s overall development. We then note 
             of teaching and learning down into the pre-primary level.                       the obstacles that pre-primary advocates may face when making a case for 
                                                                                             play-based methods, and we propose a systems perspective in advocating 
             One of the great challenges in education planning, therefore, is to             for child-centred pedagogy and playful programmes. Noting the unique 
             incorporate pre-primary education into the formal education sector while        context of every country, the suggested strategies in this brief provide initial 
             retaining the distinctive elements of quality programming for young children.2  ideas that could be adapted to local contexts. 
                                                                                            
             A key element to consider is ‘learning through play’, or ‘playful learning’, 
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             which is central to quality early childhood pedagogy and education.  
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