{"ok":true,"article":{"slug":"preschool-teachers-overwhelmingly-support-play-based-learning-study-finds-b3d76b0d","title":"Preschool teachers overwhelmingly support play-based learning, study finds","url":"https://phys.org/news/2026-08-preschool-teachers-overwhelmingly-play-based.html","canonical":"https://www.aimode.news/article/preschool-teachers-overwhelmingly-support-play-based-learning-study-finds-b3d76b0d","sourceName":"Phys.org","summary":"Thinkers from Plato to Maria Montessori have championed play as one of the most powerful ways that young children learn and grow. American preschool teachers overwhelmingly agree—but a new study finds that teachers in urban settings feel less family support for play-based learning than their suburban counterparts.","category":"Science","image":null,"lang":"en","publishedAt":"2026-08-20T16:40:03+00:00","createdAt":"2026-08-20T17:00:14.570589+00:00"}}