With limited studies that focus on middle childhood education and free play, this study aimed to determine the knowledge, attitude, and practices (KAP) related to free play of 120 early grade schoolteachers in private and public schools of Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines. The data were gathered via self-administered questionnaire. The study used descriptive and statistical means to analyze data. Findings show that teachers have knowledge on free play; however, there were negative attitudes toward play, and play was not practiced. Thus, teachers and education administrators are recommended to make adjustments for teachers’ pedagogical advancement on play in middle childhood.

有限的研究集中在童年阶段的教育和免费游戏上，该研究旨在确定与菲律宾拉古纳LosBaños的私立和公立学校的120名早期学校老师的免费游戏有关的知识，态度和实践（KAP）。数据通过自我管理的问卷收集。该研究使用描述性和统计性手段来分析数据。调查结果表明，教师具有免费游戏的知识；但是，人们对游戏有消极的态度，游戏没有实践。因此，建议教师和教育管理者针对中学生在游戏中的教学方法进行调整。