The backgroud to the book: the school, the research and recent developments in policy and theory -- Resourcing and developing playful learning environments: the outdoor area -- Becoming oneself as a playful being and the growth of identity: looking utdoors and indoors -- Participating in playful pedagogies: adults as creative planners and players -- The pedagogies of risk and the value of conflict -- From the 'new child' to the 'master player': playful progression from child-initiated activities -- Understanding the power, the possibilities and the challenges of the 'whatever you want it to be place' within the early years

1. Early childhood education -- Parent participation
2. Early childhood education
3. Play