Demonstrate understanding of how appropriate material and equipment promotes play.
Discover the importance of using appropriate material and equipment to promote play in early childhood education and child care centers. Learn how these elements contribute to the development of essential skills and foster a positive learning environment.Trainings incorporating this outcome
Age group
Proficiency Level
120 hours courses
12 CEUsRelated Outcomes
- Demonstrate understanding of how appropriate material and equipment promotes play
- Demonstrate an understanding of how appropriate material and equipment promotes play.
- Demonstrate an understanding of how promoting an integrated curriculum promotes development.
- Demonstrate an understanding of how to develop appropriate daily schedules that promote routines. (1 hr)
- Demonstrate an understanding of how play promotes development.
- Demonstrate an understanding of how environment and equipment modifications support individual needs
- Demonstrates understanding of an appropriate family child care curriculum
- Demonstrate an understanding of how positive guidance promotes sound social and emotional development.
- Demonstrate an understanding of developmentally appropriate practices for infants and toddlers with developmental, emotional, cognitive, language and/or physical needs.
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