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- The four adult roles important for facilitating the play of infants and toddlers are:
- Setting up environments for play and making safety the primary consideration so that children are free to explore and discover.
- Encouraging interactions and then stepping back so children aren't interrupted.
- Supporting problem solving so that children come to see themselves as capable.
- Observing as a way of understanding each child and in each situation to promote learning.
- The five factors to consider when setting up environments for play are:
- Group size and age span so that children get the attention they need and can become absorbed in play.
- How the set up of the environment supports play.
- Moving from activities to happenings, which broadens the idea of how infants and toddlers learn—includes both planned and unplanned occurrences.
- The amount of free choice available.
- The problem of the match, which allows children to choose happenings that match their interest level of learning.
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