A ludicidade no desenvolvimento na criança na educação infantil: o olhar dos gestores escolares

Abstract

This work is a study about the vision of school managers on the design of the play in child development in early childhood education. The overall objective of the research was to know the views of managers of a private school in the city of Santa Maria / RS regarding playfulness in the development of children in kindergarten. The research has a qualitative approach, characterized as a case study. We used a questionnaire answered by three school managers. Survey participants indicated that playfulness goes beyond the play and therefore should permeate teaching practices in early childhood education. They argued also that starting from play activities the child know to interpret and carry out the various activities proposed in the school environment, with emphasis on their integral development. The investigation highlighted that it is up to managers to understand and guide the teaching staff in order to enable the improvement of the quality of education research institution, noting that the playfulness should be the axis pleasant and welcoming education for their students.