Children aged 3-7 years old learn through first-hand experiential activities with the serious business of 'play' providing the vehicle. Throughout their play, children practise and consolidated their learning, play with ideas, experiment, take risks, solve problems and make decisions individually, in small and in large groups. First-hand experiences allow the children to develop an understanding of themselves and the world in which they live. The development of children's self-image and feelings of self-worth and self-esteem are at the core of this learning.