A Study of Early Childhood Program Environments
Date : 2006 Publisher: Harvest Resources
Description:
A Study of Early Childhood Program Environments can be used as a self-study tool or in workshops or online classes. It begins with an exploration of how an environment communicates and shapes a set of values. Five key elements for early childhood environments are considered with five examples and questions for reflection. These include:
- Cozy and homelike elements for building relationships
- Flexible space and open-ended materials in the environment
- natural elements that engage our senses and connect us to nature,
- Objects to provoke wonder, curiosity, and intellectual engagements
- Provisions for symbolic representing, literacy and the visual arts.