Originally Posted by My3cents:
I am all for play, all for it!!! It is important.
but I often wonder if some providers are all for play because they don't want to do anything else with the kids and its a good excuse-
just saying~ Not directed at anyone but I have often wondered this.
I am for balance between the two, and think play is very important. I also think teaching kids new skills not through play is good too.
I've wondered the same thing. To me, learning from play is not just watching them play, but the provider themselves, getting involved. I do mostly play based, but I also do some academics by doing a theme, color, letter, and shape of the week and talk about them throughout the day-I like to have a balance also.