<p>Anxietyin childrencanslow the healing process, decreasing of recovered spirit and uncooperative of children<br />on themaintenance action. The result of preliminary studied om Seruni room of Jombang hospital were 28<br />pre-school children patients experienced fear when nurse came and crying when done action and they had<br />no appetite. The effect of hospitalization and anxiety which experienced by pre-school children can disturb<br />child development and healing process on children. The purpose of this researach was to determine the effect<br />of play therapy on anxiety in facing hospitalization on pre-school children aged 3-6 years in Seruni room of<br />Jombang hospital.This research design was one group pre – post test experimental with population of all<br />pre-school children patients aged 3-6 years in Seruni room of Jombang hospital totaled as 40 children and<br />the total sample as many as 20 respondents with simple random sampling technique, the variable in this<br />reseach consisted of 2 variables those were independent variable that’s providing therapy on patients<br />appropriateproceduresspecific actionsperformed and dependent variable was the anxiety levelsof patients,<br />while data collection used a questionnaire and check list. Statistical test used wilcoxon test.<br />The results obtained most of respondents were 11 anxiety people (55%) before given playing therapy were<br />heavy and entirely respondents were 20 anxiety people (100%) after provided playing therapy were mild,<br />while based on wilcoxon result test with SPSS obtained (ï²= 0,000) so H1 accepted that meant there was an<br />effect of play therapy in facing hospitalization on pre-school aged children.<br />The conclusion of this reseach is there was an effect of play therapy on anxiety in facing hospitalization on<br />pre-school children aged 3-6 years in seruni room of Jombang hospital.It is expected to health worker can<br />expand and apply play therapy to decrease the impact of hospitalization on children and also utilize facilities<br />of hospital conducting play therapy.</p><p><br />Keywords : Play Therapy, Anxiety, Hospitalization, Pre-School Children</p><p> </p>