
Kristen Day, will be your new teacher bestie, mentor, and motivator, all in one. Kristen is on a mission to energize your passion for early childhood education, challenge outdated practices, and equip you with the tools to create a truly developmentally appropriate learning environment. As a play advocate, Kristen’s enthusiasm and expertise will inspire you to foster creativity, curiosity, and joy... more
| Publishes | Monthly | Episodes | 86 | Founded | 6 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Category | Education | |||

In this episode, Kristen talks with Churmell Mitchell, creator of Emotions You Know, about helping children understand and express their feelings through play. They explore how connection, and not behavior charts, is the key to supporting challenging... more
EP 85: Anji Play with Jesse Coffino
In this conversation, Kristen and Jesse explore what it really means to notice and understand children’s learning through play. They discuss how educators can reflect on play after it happens using open-ended ques... more
In this episode, Kristen sits down with Jennifer Baumann to explore the power of play-based learning and the shift from control to trust in early childhood environments. Jennifer shares how she creates meaningful play invitations, uses sensory-rich m... more
In this episode, Kristen and Stacy talk about why traditional “Letter of the Week” teaching doesn’t work for young children. They explain how literacy actually develops through play, movement, and real experiences—not worksheets and memorization. You... more
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Awesome show! Question, can u also talk about the weirdness of the bubble in the mouth??? This just makes kids look RIDICULOUS!
Kristen, I love this podcast and everything about it. Just listened to the one with Tiffany and it was so inspiring! So much great information. Love the Play Frontier, sounds exactly like the kindergartens I worked at in Denmark and what I want to recreate here in Florida with Joyscovery.
I’m in the UK and we have been very play based learning for a number of years. I’ve followed on Instagram for a while and love how positive and informative this podcasts is. It also shows me that our setting is doing its best for the chidlren that attend.
I am THRILLED the universe gifted this podcast… I get it & want more of it!! There are so many of us out there and I am so thankful on behalf of all kids. I founded a curiosity and play based mindful tutoring business @lotusmindlearning where I mashed up kids yoga and learning to read. I now feel there is an entire community out there for support! Yay yay HOORAY!! & THANK YOU
I am loving this podcast! Thank you so much Kristen for creating this podcast. All the things that I have been needing for my preschool program.
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Focusing on play-based approaches in early childhood education, the episodes explore practical methods for making learning child-directed, engaging, and developmentally appropriate. Conversations frequently center on play as a vehicle for literacy, creativity, social-emotional growth, and classroom culture, with guests ranging from classroom practitioners to curriculum innovators and advocates for process art, outdoor learning, and inclusive play. The show often provides concrete tips—loose parts, sensory setups, multi-age arrangements, IEP alignment within play, and open-ended art—to help educators, caregivers, and program leaders implement play-forward strategies in real-world settings. A standout quality is the emphasis on teacher as res... more
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Recent guests on The Play Based Learning Podcast include:
1. Churmell Mitchell
2. Jennifer Bowman
3. Jessica Borowets
4. Kelly Rose
5. Veronica Kelly
6. Amanda Morgan
7. Christi Greenwar
8. Rae Pica
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