Two Hour Observation

An early childhood setting should invite exploration, give the children the freedom to express themselves, have good schedules, encourage risk taking, and be a learning environment for both children and educators. It should be a setting that promotes initiative rather than passive learning. In order to further analyse and understand early childhood settings I chose option one for this assignment. I decided to further analyse a daycare I volunteer at and really analyse the care centre they provide for the children. I will only refer to what I have seen and learned during my one to two hour observation. During the two-hour observation period, I actually noticed many things I normally did not notice before. This observation experience helped me