Ready Set Learn
Ready Set Learn
Jammelah Rials
Capella University
Ready Set Learn
To determine if an early childhood program is high quality or not depends on several qualities. One important quality is the physical setting the indoor environment must be clean in good repair and well ventilated. Un-sanitized environment can lead to the spread of germs and viruses making it easier for children to become sickly or ill. Classroom space must be divided into richly equipped activity areas, including but not limited to make believe play, blocks, science, math, games, puzzles, books, art and music. Children enjoy learning about a subject more when there is a lot of information dedicated to one particular subject. It also becomes easier to divide the children into groups and have certain groups at certain stations switching periodically. For example the teacher or instructor may say, “Red group you are at the math station today, Blue group you have computer lab today”, etc... Children must also get outside time, as physical education is equally important as developing the mind. The facility should be equipped with, but not limited to, fenced area for outdoor play, swings, climbing equipment, tricycles and a jungle gym. Another important quality to take into consideration is the group size. The child to teacher rational is very important in assuring the child receives the best education possible and one on one instructor time as well. In preschools and child care centers group size is no greater than 18-20 children with two teachers. If there are more children the groups must then be split into more groups equally splitting the children between teachers. When dealing with a smaller facility the child caregiver ratio is much smaller. In preschool and child care centers the teacher is responsible for no more than 8-10 children. In family childcare homes the caregiver is responsible for no more than 6 children.
Daily activities are necessary to
Jammelah Rials
Capella University
Ready Set Learn
To determine if an early childhood program is high quality or not depends on several qualities. One important quality is the physical setting the indoor environment must be clean in good repair and well ventilated. Un-sanitized environment can lead to the spread of germs and viruses making it easier for children to become sickly or ill. Classroom space must be divided into richly equipped activity areas, including but not limited to make believe play, blocks, science, math, games, puzzles, books, art and music. Children enjoy learning about a subject more when there is a lot of information dedicated to one particular subject. It also becomes easier to divide the children into groups and have certain groups at certain stations switching periodically. For example the teacher or instructor may say, “Red group you are at the math station today, Blue group you have computer lab today”, etc... Children must also get outside time, as physical education is equally important as developing the mind. The facility should be equipped with, but not limited to, fenced area for outdoor play, swings, climbing equipment, tricycles and a jungle gym. Another important quality to take into consideration is the group size. The child to teacher rational is very important in assuring the child receives the best education possible and one on one instructor time as well. In preschools and child care centers group size is no greater than 18-20 children with two teachers. If there are more children the groups must then be split into more groups equally splitting the children between teachers. When dealing with a smaller facility the child caregiver ratio is much smaller. In preschool and child care centers the teacher is responsible for no more than 8-10 children. In family childcare homes the caregiver is responsible for no more than 6 children.
Daily activities are necessary to