The study is funded by the East of England Development Agency and developed by Play to Z, a company that produces learning resources and develops training courses about children's sensory experiences. It focuses on how children from the age of eight months to five years play with treasure baskets, as an example of a multi-sensory resource.
Play to Z makes treasure baskets containing 50 natural or household items such as stones, brushes, jam jars and plugs.
Six settings across England have been participating in the research by observing how children use the baskets in three different play scenarios: free play, combining the treasure baskets with other resources and materials such as sand and water, and playing with the baskets with the support and facilitation of adults.
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