| Summary: | The purpose of the study is to seek understanding on the teachers' perceptions of the play-based approach implementation at private Islamic
preschool context located in Ampang, Selangor. This study employed
qualitative approach in collecting data and thematic method in analysing data.
The purposive sampling was used and data collection was done through semistructured interview. A total of 11 preschool teachers from three private
Islamic preschools located in Ampang, Selangor were selected purposively in
this study. The qualitative data was transcribed and analysed using thematic
method. The results of the study indicated that the teachers believed that play
is undeniably beneficial and impacted the children positively. However, issues
and constraints related to children, teacher, school management and parents
are discovered which lead to few suggestions towards improvement. This
research also reveals that training on how to deliver lesson through playbased approach is necessary for the preschool teachers. (Abstract by authors)
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