ECED& 170 - Environments-Young Child

Credits: 3
LEC hours per week: 3
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.
Course 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.

Course Topics:

Creating connections
Providing a sense of Belonging
Keeping spaces for children flexible