IMPLEMENTING HOLISTIC DEVELOPMENT APPROACHES THROUGH PLAY-BASED LEARNING FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS IN TASKA

NUR JAZMINA BATRISYIA FADZIL (Department of Psychology and Counselling, Faculty of Education, University Malaya)
MOHD NAZRI ABDUL RAHMAN (Department of Psychology and Counselling, Faculty of Education, University Malaya)

Proceeding International Symposium on Global Education, Psychology, and Cultural Synergy
Vol 2 No 1 (2025): Proceeding International Symposium on Global Education, Psychology, and Cultural

This study examines the implementation of holistic development approaches through play-based learning for infants and toddlers in TASKA. The research emphasizes the significance of play as a foundation for nurturing children’s physical, cognitive, social, emotional, and language growth. The primary goal is to investigate how holistic components can be successfully incorporated into regular educational activities to promote development that is both balanced and meaningful. An early childhood educator was interviewed using a qualitative approach to learn more about their practices, comprehension, and difficulties when implementing play-based learning. The results show that play-based learning improves positive educator-child interactions while fostering creativity, problem-solving, communication, and emotional well-being. Overall, the study concludes that implementing holistic, play-centered methods contributes significantly to the comprehensive development of young children and improves the quality of early childhood education in TASKAsettings.