At Rancho Co-op Nursery School, we believe that children learn through play. Play-based learning allows children to develop their cognitive, social and emotional skills, while they engage with peers and enjoy the world around them. Play is a powerful mechanism for learning. While a group of children might appear to just be playing with shovels and buckets, they are also tackling the tasks of developing fine and gross motor skills, navigating complex social relationships, problem solving and exploring their own creativity.