SLO#1: Apply developmental knowledge to the creation and implementation of activities and programs to promote the development of all children.

SLO#2: Design strategies for building relationships and working with diverse families and communities.

NAEYC STANDARDS (Key elements):

• 1a: Understand the developmental period of early childhood from birth through age 8 across physical, cognitive, social and emotional, and linguistic domains, including bilingual/multilingual development.
• 1b: Understand and value each child as an individual with unique developmental variations, experiences, strengths, interests, abilities, challenges, and approaches to learning, and with the capacity to make choices.
• 1c: Understand the ways that child development and the learning process occur in multiple contexts, including family, culture, language, community, and early learning setting, as well as in a larger societal context that includes structural inequities.
• 2c: Use community resources to support young children's learning and development and to support families, and build partnerships between early learning settings, schools, and community organizations and agencies.

DIRECTIONS: Write an essay describing the connection between a quality infant OR toddler learning _{environment and children's learning and development. (600-800 words)Write about the needs of either infants (6 weeks to 14 months) OR toddlers (15-30 months old).Format: One introduction paragraph and four paragraphs addressing specific topic areas that reflect your knowledge of a quality environment for infants or toddlers. Each paragraph will demonstrate your understanding of the developmental characteristics and needs of the age group you selected (infants OR toddlers)Introduction Paragraph: Write about the importance of quality care for infants or toddlers when they are away from their families in child care. Explain that you will describe: quality physical environments, adult/child interactions, learning experiences, and relationships between teachers/caregivers and families.Paragraph 1- Describe a quality physical development environment (infants OR toddlers) that supports children's learning and development. This includes space, furniture, and program structure.Paragraph 2- Describe quality interactions between a caregiver and child (infants OR toddlers) and how a positive social/emotional environment supports children's learning and development.Paragraph 3-Describe learning experiences during personal care routines (with infants OR toddlers) that create healthy, respectful, supportive and appropriate challenging learning environments. Describe the child's developmental areas supported by the experiences.Paragraph 4-Explain how a quality infant/toddler program builds reciprocal relationships with families for the benefit of children's (infants OR toddlers) development and learning.}

Rubric for CHD166 Final Essay Required assignment elements and matching NAEYC Standard/SLO Use this Rubric to meet the assignment requirements Meets (20) 16-20 Developing 13-15 Does Not Meet 0-12 Format followed Key element (KA) not indicated-Assignment Specific Requirement All items in assignment addressed. Paper has paragraphs in the order given in assignment. Age range indicated. All items addressed but format not followed. Missing elements or difficult to follow structure. Essay Meets (20) 16-20 Developing 13-15 Does Not Meet 0-12 Knowing and understanding young children's characteristics and needs SLO #1: NAEYC Key element 1a Demonstrates the connection between children's development and needs by describing a quality Physical environment (space and furniture and program structure) for the age selected. Comments cover: Physical Environment Demonstrates understanding of developmental needs but does not show a connection to the environment topics (of space and furnishing and program structure). Knowledge of Infant and Toddler environment and needs not demonstrated OR Not appropriate for the age selected. Meets (20) 16-20 Developing 13-15 Does Not Meet 0-12 Knowing and understanding the multiple influences on early development and learning. SLO #1: NAEYC Key element 1b Includes an appropriate example of quality interactions between a caregiver and child. Describes how the example supports development and learning. Comments cover: quality interactions Includes an appropriate example of Interactions but does not connect to how the examples influence development and learning. No specific example Or the example provided does not reflect appropriate practice. Meets (20) 16-20 Developing 13-15 Does Not Meet 0-12 Using developmental knowledge to create healthy, respectful, supportive, and challenging learning environments. SLO#1: NAEYC Key element 1c Student describes at least one activity learning experiences during personal care routines that that demonstrates a quality creates a healthy respectful, challenging environment. AND describes the developmental area supported by the experience. Comments cover: learning experiences within personal care routines Student discusses personal care routines but does not provide a learning experience that demonstrates a healthy, respectful supportive, challenging learning environment. Student does not identify appropriate activities in the topic area that support age indicated. Meets (20) 16-20 Developing 13-15 Does Not Meet 0-12 Involving families and communities in their children's development and learning. SLO #2 NAEYC Key element 2c Narrative describes how to build reciprocal relationships with families and how those relationships support children's learning and development. Comments cover: relationships with families Narrative describes how to develop reciprocal relationships with families but not show how those relationships impact development and learning. Little or no description of how to develop reciprocal relationships with families.