So why not share a few with you from CELC’s earlier years? I have spent this week scanning photos. Scanning leaves moments of free time as you wait for the photo to scan, so I spent such moments pondering the ways in which, sixty years later, play is still play. Some of the oldest photos of children are from 1957, and they are playing in water, dressing up, and enjoying the sandbox, just like today’s children. Yes, the field of early childhood education has made incredible strides in understanding why this play is so important and has worked to instill educational components into much of what they do, but play is still crucial to all of this learning. Children learn through play. Through these pictures, CELC can capture and illustrate their rich history of providing quality early learning opportunities for children.

Play Is Still Play and Dress Up Is Still Dress Up . . .