ECE 252 - Family Child Care Environment

WR 115  or WR 114  - Expository Writing in Spanish, or designated placement,

WR 115Q  as required, and

ECE 161  and ECE 163  or permission of Instructor.

Course Description: Explores planning and evaluating physical and social environments for children in a multi-age family child care setting. Includes room arrangement, appropriate equipment, outdoor areas, and creation of a nurturing environment.

Course Learning Outcomes:

• CLO#1: Analyze guidelines for establishing and maintaining developmentally appropriate family child care environments for young children.
• CLO#2: Evaluate the key components of high-quality physical environments in family child care settings for young children. (ILO: Critical Thinking)
• CLO#3: Assess children’s use of family child care space.
• CLO#4: Evaluate the importance of providing positive supportive environments and the components of such environments for children, parents, and caregiver(s).
• CLO#5: Utilize developmental knowledge to create healthy, respectful, supportive, and challenging learning environments for children, both indoors and outdoors.