New England Symposium on Play

The New England Symposium On Play(NESOP) grew from a request by the New England Association for the Education of Young Children. It is a three hour symposium that reflects theory, research and practice related to the importance of play in the lives of young children.

The First, 1996, New England Association for the Education of Young Children’s Annual Conference, Newport Rhode Island: “Play: A Multifaceted View: A view of play through the lens of a kaleidoscope. with Dr. Roberta R. Collard” (University of Massachusetts at Amherst).

Twenty One Years later, we are still playing!