Book review: Learning through play – a work based approach for the early years

This is an excellent book for those working with and caring for young children in a variety of early years settings. It provides accessible information and practical ideas for those in training but is also particularly useful for those who are interested in leading and managing change in the area of play-based learning. The introduction provides useful advice and guidance for readers on how to make effective use of the book to develop their own understanding. The book is very well structured and can be read as a comprehensive guide both to theory and to practice in play based learning, or each chapter can be read as a unit on its own. The authors provide a clear outline of each chapter’s contents, a variety of practical activities, a summary and a section explaining relevant jargon.