Preschool Teacher, Executive Function, and Imaginary Play

How can we reduce inequality in preschool education? My research explores how we can empower teachers to support children’s cognitive development, especially in low-resource settings, through a playful and powerful approach called Conceptual PlayWorld. This method transforms classrooms into imaginative story worlds, where teachers don’t just guide the play but they also join in. By becoming play partners, teachers help children build essential thinking skills in a joyful, emotionally rich way. It’s not just fun for children, it’s transformational for teachers too.