Design Learn Env EC Care & Ed

Catalog description

This course addresses the design of Early Childhood learning environments, including classrooms, areas for caregiving routines, play spaces, outdoor areas and playgrounds. It looks at the linkages between physical organization, Universal Design, aesthetics (beauty), material/toy availability and developmentally responsive and culturally sustaining rituals and routines, along with how these shape infants, toddlers, and preschoolers' behaviors and engagement as learners. Students will explore strategies for creating spaces that foster a sense of belonging and promote competence in all children. Keywords: Early Childhood Education; Developmentally and Culturally Appropriate Practices; Learning Environments.