This site provides great resources and information in order
to fully understand how everything surrounding young children may affect their
development, and how we may supply great opportunities for young children as
well.
Resources Referred to in this Podcast:
Book:
J. Ronald Lally &
Jay Stewart, Infant/Toddler Caregiving: A
Guide to Setting Up Environments, (Sacramento, CA: California Department of
Education, 1990), 2.
e-newsletters:
Early Head Start
National Resource Center, “Learning at Home and Homelike Environments,”
News You Can Use, February 2011: http://www.ehsnrc.org/Publications/nycu_archive/nycu_environment2.htm
Early Head Start
National Resource Center, “Environment as
Curriculum for Infants and
Toddlers,” News You Can Use, July 2010:
http://www.ehsnrc.org/Publications/nycu_archive/nycu_environment1.htm
Sha-Kevia,
ReplyDeleteThis podcast series must be very informative. Many child care providers argue that so much pressure is being placed on them concerning quality care and education and yet the children leave the centers and go into homes that lack a loving, caring environment. Parents need to be empowered on the influence they have on their children. Again, we are dealing with "awareness". This time with parents. They need to know the importance and impact of a loving home on their young children. Thanks for the links also.
Mary Jo
Exactly, parents play a vital role in their children's ability to learn and to develop social skills. These tools are important for young children who are starting school and will benefit them in their future as well. I work with children who are lacking basic skills and it shows through their school performance. While parents blame the behaviors on the teachers in the classrooms, they must evaluate their own issues and living arrangements before the problem can be fully addressed.
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