Skip the kindergarten cop routine: free play is vital for young children | Michael Rosen

Give children the space to express themselves and they’ll learn things that ‘structured learning’ cannot teach
In 2013, the then childcare minister, Liz Truss, talked about nurseries. She said: “Free-flow play is not compulsory, but there is a belief across lots of nurseries that it is. I have seen too many chaotic settings where children are running around. There’s no sense of purpose.“This isn’t about two-year-olds doing academic work – it’