The Early Years Foundation Stage has at its heart the principle that young children need to play in order to have fun, make friends and to begin to learn and understand about the world around them. It acknowledges that every child is unique; and that they learn and develop at different rates and in different ways.
Playworkers are employed as part of a children's centre team who provide a holistic range of services to children and their families - services that include early years education, flexible daycare for children in need and children with special educational needs, parent education, community health services and training for early years practitioners.
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