The Play for Inclusion Handbook provides information on play, learning, and development in the first 10 years of a child’s life, as well as social integration and psychosocial well-being in the context of forced displacement in a foreign country.

 

The handbook includes theoretical background, practical tips and activities for civil society organisations, educators, community development workers, mediators, ECEC and preschool practitioners, school teachers, teaching assistants, play workers, and volunteers, members of the Local Action Team (LAT) and the Play Hub staff.

 

Practitioners working with young children affected by war in formal, non-formal and informal education settings can use the handbook to support play-based learning, strengthen intersectoral cooperation between services and build stronger connections between services and families.

 

The main focus is on providing engaging, inclusive, and safe spaces, and early interventions with special attention to refugee and migrant children. However, all activities proposed are designed to include children of all backgrounds and needs.