How can the early childhood educator balance the trend toward increasingly academic tasks in early childhood with the use of play? Please give specific examples

Part 1:

How can the early childhood educator balance the trend toward increasingly academic tasks in early childhood with the use of play? Please give specific examples.

Part 2:

How has policy and legislation impacted the increase in academic-centered early childhood classrooms? Are there other education trends and issues that have affected the increase in academic expectations in early childhood?