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Direct linkIne H. van Liempd; Ora Oudgenoeg-Paz; Paul P. M. Leseman – Child Development, 2025
Object exploration is considered a driver of motor, cognitive, and social development. However, little is known about how early childhood education and care settings facilitate object exploration. This study examined if children's exploration of objects during free play was facilitated by the use of particular spatial components (floor, tables,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Toddlers, Preschool Children, Object Manipulation
Wynberg, Elizabeth R.; van der Wilt, Femke; Boland, Annerieke; Raijmakers, Maartje E. J.; van der Veen, Chiel – International Journal of Early Years Education, 2022
In early childhood, young children frequently engage in object-oriented play. According to cultural-historical activity theory, object-oriented play provides children with opportunities to learn about the characteristics and cultural applications of objects and materials. These characteristics are referred to as rules or affordances of objects and…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Play, Child Development, Learning Processes
