CHD 166 INFANT & TODDLER PROGRAMS

Indoor & Outdoor

Learning Environments

Objective:

Given websites from child care catalogs and a budget of $20,000, the student will be able to create a list of indoor and outdoor materials and equipment that is developmentally appropriate for an infant or toddler room.

Criteria: All of the $20,000 will be reflected in a itemized list and be spent with no more than $10.00 remaining.

Infant & Toddler Indoor Environments Infant rooms and toddler rooms are

distinctly different from preschool classrooms:

Toys and materials differ according

to age and developmental level

Keep safety and flexibility in mind when choosing materials.

Age requirements

Infants: Birth to 12 months

Toddlers: 12 to 36 months

Infant toys & equipment for indoor environments Provide washable

stuffed animals and dolls

Provide toys that produce an interesting effect or toys that change shape

Provide toys that take into account the development of younger and older infants

Provide opportunities for infants to see, feel, hear and manipulate interesting things

Provide a well organized environment

Provide different kinds of spaces for different kinds of play: active play, messy play, sleeping and eating

Toddler ToySomeone’s Happy. :)

CarbonNYC, “SO Much Fun”, June 27, 2006 via Flickr,

Early Learning Catalogs

www.kaplanco.com

Kaplan

www.discountschoolsupply.com

Discount School Supply

www.lakeshorelearning.com

Lakeshore Learning www.abcschoolsupply.com

ABC School Supply

www.constructiveplaythings.com

Constructive Playthings

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Infant/Toddler Environment Rating Scale-R

Have fun looking through the catalogs

and

spending your $20,000!