Introduction 1. A Short History of the Development of Evolutionary Playwork 2. Evolutionary Playwork Values 3. What is Evolutionary Play? 4. Play Types and the Playwork Menu 5. Combinatorial Flexibility, Non-Specialisation, Calibration and Contextualisation. 6. Stimulation Theory and Play Deprivation 7. An Introduction to Evolutionary Playwork 8. What is Evolutionay Playwork? 9. The Evolutionary Playwork Construct of the Child 10. The Evolutionary Playworker 11. Safety, Participation and Consultation 12. Is the Play Setting Working? 13. Some Deeper Considerations Conclusion

Bob Hughes has been a theoretical and applied playworker for nearly forty years. He is widely published on the subject of Play and Playwork and was the first Editor of the International Play Journal. He has been the National Coordinator of PlayEducation, an independent playwork agency providing training and research services, since 1982.