Recent ProfessorsNot yet assignedRecent SemestersNo scheduled sections on recordClass SizeNot publishedCredits3PrerequisiteCourse Completion of CHLD 10 ( or CHILD 10 or CHILD 50). Transfers ToCSUDescriptionIn this course, students will explore the history, purpose, and functions of play in early childhood. Play is a fundamental activity and right of childhood. Topics covered will include the social and functional categories of play, the developmental benefits of play, and play in a socio-cultural context. We will include a focus on play as the core of the early childhood classroom curriculum, and discuss the relationship between play and school readiness. 