Empirical research shows that adults' role in play with infant-toddlers is to provide children
with play materials, observe from a distance, and control the surrounding dangers. An …

There has been a major international focus on researching young children's play and
pedagogical support for learning. However, less attention has been given to the role of …

An expansive view of care is vital to understanding children's sense-making of their care
experiences in early childhood education. Yet, scant literature explores how toddlers enact …

There is a growing body of studies on increasing the quality of infant–toddler education and
care. Yet little attention has been directed towards how to bring toddlers' agency and …

This study explores toddling style in adult–child interaction. Toddling style was
conceptualised by Gunvor Løkken in relation to toddlers' playful and social style in peer …

This chapter examines the role of imagination in toddlers' peer play. Research shows that
when toddlers interact with peers, they learn to collaborate, share and sustain their interests …

This article examines how an educator develops a drama pedagogy through the course of
her dramatic interactions with three toddlers. A cultural-historical approach was used to …

Research on peer relationships in early childhood settings shows young children learn
important social strategies such as cooperating, negotiating and socializing, and also …

Discussion on toddlers' outdoor play practices in various cultural spaces is rare in literature.
In Australia, toddlers' physical development and well-being is promoted but less attention is …

This chapter draws on the cultural-historical concept of double subjectivity in play. The
educators' affective positioning in infant-toddlers' play is explored and how educators …