A brinquedoteca como contexto de desenvolvimento integral de crianças da educação infantil

Abstract

This research aimed to discuss the toy library as an instrument for child development. The general objective was to analyze the importance of the toy library in the integral development of children in early childhood education. The specific objectives were: to characterize the importance of using the toy library in early childhood education, to reflect on the importance of recording children's play, and to identify the way in which play is approached by professionals in the institution. The research provides a brief history of the toy library since its inception, as well as its importance. Based on this, it sought to highlight the need to have a toy library in early childhood education institutions, since society has been changing more and more. The lack of a toy library has serious consequences for children's play, since parents, who could carry out this play, lack the time and willingness. Methodologically, this is a qualitative research, in which a bibliographical survey was carried out from books, articles and documents that theoretically discussed the theme based on the ideas of Andrade (2010), Cunha (1994), Kishimoto (2011), Leontiev (2001), Rau (2013), among others. In addition, a field research was carried out in an Early Childhood Education institution, where observations were made among the classes and interviews with three teachers were conducted. With the data, the teachers' perception of the toy library was perceived, in addition to discussions about play and play in Early Childhood Education