Play is considered to be the main educational-and developmental tool for young children and Icelandic laws and regulations about preschool state that education of young children should take place through play and creative activities, direct teaching should not be used in preschools.
Leikurinn er talinn vera helsta náms-og þroskaleið ungra barna og í lögum um leikskóla kemur meðal annars fram að nám skuli fara fram í gegnum leik og skapandi starf, ekki skuli nota beinar kennsluaðferðir í leikskólum.