O brincar heurístico na creche: um mundo de possibilidades e relações

Abstract

The present work aims to investigate play in day care, from a heuristic play perspective. It is constituted as a qualitative research carried out through a bibliographic review, having as main theoretical contribution the work Elinor Goldschmied and Sonia Jackson (2006) creators of heuristic play, in addition to the pedagogy of free play largely related to the Pikler Approach. Articles and books by Brazilian authors specializing in the study of babies and very young children in collective contexts were also used. The search was carried out with the following descriptors: Childhood and Play as a right. Play Heuristic. Treasure Basket. According to the literature review, it can be concluded that the treasure basket, the heuristic game and the experimentation trays provide babies and very young children with intense moments of research and discovery, through free exploration. The study sought to emphasize the treasure basket approach, which allowed us to verify that babies and very young children need a context that respects them and enhances their possibilities to explore, communicate and build meanings. In this sense, the treasure basket can be considered an individual and also collective game, very suitable for babies. However, for the basket of treasures to be significant and enhance children's development and learning, the teacher must be available to organize spaces, times and materials that address the interests and peculiarities of babies and very young children.