Demonstrate an understanding of how appropriate material and equipment promotes play.
Discover how appropriate materials and equipment enhance play in early childhood education and child care centers. Gain a deeper understanding of how these factors promote a stimulating environment for children to learn, explore, and develop their social, cognitive, and physical skills.Trainings incorporating this outcome
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