Learning and Development Schemas: On Repeat

This document is the Accepted Manuscript version of a Published Work that appeared in final form in Nursery World, copyright © MA Education, after peer review and technical editing by the publisher. To access the final edited and published work see http://www.nurseryworld.co.uk.Remarkable capabilities are divulged in the most conspicuous ways as children play. This can lead the devoted and discerning observer into a deeper understanding of the intricate nature of young children’s thinking. In what they do, the language they use and the things they make as they play, children acquaint us with important aspects of their learning and development. Through careful observation, underlying patterns in thinking can emerge as children work on their schemas. With this in mind, the imperative for adults working with young children to sustain and nurture these forms of thought becomes ever more apparent