A well-designed environment plays a powerful role in how children learn, explore, and connect with others. In this training, child care providers will learn how to build strong classroom communities by involving families, honoring cultural diversity, and supporting a variety of abilities and learning styles. The course explores best practices for arranging classrooms, choosing materials, designing learning centers, and even creating outdoor classrooms that encourage curiosity, creativity, and development. By applying these strategies, providers will foster welcoming, engaging environments where every child and family feels valued and included.
*Illinois Providers: This training has been approved to align to ECE Gateways Credential, ECE IRE1: Describes the role of the environments in supporting children's development.*
By the end of this training, the learner will be able to:
- Demonstrates understanding of the importance of room arrangement/environment.
- Define classroom community.
- Explain how materials and experiences support the developmental needs of young children.
- Demonstrate an understanding of how to create a natural outdoor classroom that supports child development in all areas.
- Describe the importance of learning centers in the early childhood education environment.
- Describe the primary learning centers and their components.
- Identify different learning styles of young children
- Define the term multiculturalism and how it relates to the child's environment.
- Demonstrate an understanding of how appropriate material and equipment promotes play.
- Identify strategies for integrating culture and diversity into an infant and toddler program
- Identify the requirements of an appropriate environment that will promote free exploration and manipulation.
- Give examples of ways for families to be included and represented in the classroom, even when they are not physically present.
- Criteria to earn CEUs:
- Certificates are awarded when the following criteria have been met by the learner:
- Class has been paid in full
- All material has been reviewed
- All review questions and final test have been completed with a passing score of 80% or higher.
- Learning Assessment Method:
- Learners will be assessed through questions after every section is completed. Learners will not be
allowed to proceed to the next section of the training until all questions have been answered correctly.
Learners will be presented with a final test composed of true/false and multiple choice questions.
Upon successful completion of the training, learners will receive their certificate by email.
- Learning Methodology:
- Online material will be presented in the form of slides,
accompanied with speech. Videos will be used to demonstrate ideas and concepts. Charts and tables
will be used for illustration.
- Logistics/Required Technology:
- A stable internet connection is required for the completion of this course. Users are highly encouraged to take their online course on Google Chrome on either a laptop or desktop computer. Speakers and/or headphones are also required to hear speech.
- Payment Policy:
- Payments need to be made in full. No refunds will be issued after starting the class.
- Proprietary or conflict of interest disclosure:
- Unless otherwise stated in the course description none of H & H subject matter experts and editor has any conflict or proprietary interests related to the material they prepared in this course.
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You are purchasing a session of an online training that includes online assessments. Your certificate will be emailed to you once you pass the final exam with a passing grade of 80%.
Your certificate will bear the name you provided to us when you signed up. For support and questions regarding the material presented in this class please contact us at info@childcareed.com. Please consult our frequently asked questions page for other questions or feel free to contact us.
No prerequisites are required for the completion of this course.
