Aussie Childcare Network Forum

List seven key characteristics of a play environment for young children that support children's learning and development?

Active
Communicative
Enjoyable
Involved
Meaningful
Symbolic
Therapeutic

Can anyone check pleas? Am I on the right track?
Thank you

I found this:

Drawing on the research of Dockett and Fleer (1999), Shipley (2008) and Lester and Russell (2008) Dr Lennie Barblett put forward seven basic characteristics of play:
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Voluntary—something children choose to do, but other children can be invited to join in.
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Pleasurable—a deep sense of enjoyment, which will vary from child to child
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Symbolic—usually includes some type of make believe or pretend and objects assume new meanings and purposes for the player/s.
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Meaningful— to the player/s, but the meaning may not always be clear to an observer.
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Active—it requires active mental, verbal, physical engagement with people, objects or ideas.
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Process oriented—it’s enjoyed for the activity itself, not concerned with an end product.
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Intrinsically motivated—it is its own reward.

Ref: Talking About Play

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Lorina