ECED& 170: Learning Environments

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Class Program

Early Childhood Education

Credits

Clinical Hours None

Weekly Contact Hours

Course ID

092527

Meets Degree Requirements For

Restricted Elective

Description

This class focuses on the adult's role in designing, evaluating, and improving indoor and outdoor environments that ensure quality learning, nurturing experiences, and optimize the development of young children.

Grading Basis

Graded

Course Learning Outcomes

Design healthy, respectful, supportive, and challenging learning environments for children.

Identify strategies to achieve compliance with Washington Administrative Code and other state or federal regulations.

Create environments that promote growth in all developmental domains and academic disciplines.

Establish environments, routines, and schedules that promote children’s age-appropriate, self-regulated behaviors.

Establish environments that promote the cultural diversity of children, families, and their communities.

Core Topics

Healthy and safe environments for young children
How the Early Learning Environment affects children’s behaviors
Planning environments that meet the needs of children age zero to eight
Washington State Administrative Code – Child Care Licensing regulations
How to evaluate the quality and effectiveness of early learning environments – developmentally appropriate tools and curriculum guidelines to support the evaluation process