Toddler Care and Education

Catalog description

Toddler Care and Education: This course focuses on the theories, methods and materials of early care and education for toddlers (children eighteen to thirty-six months) in diverse educational settings. The following topics are explored in depth: social, emotional, cognitive and physical development of toddlers; basic principles of toddler care giving, including providing culturally sensitive and consistent care; arrangement of the environment and developmentally appropriate experiences to promote toddler growth and learning; and establishing respectful and responsive partnership with families.