Kirsten’s Early Child Development Home Care Center
In my inclusive, anti-bias home child care center, I would make sure to have neutral colors on the walls and a home environment decor theme. In the school setting where I am currently employed, we believe in fostering a home-like feel in our center meaning we have picture frames up on the walls to display the children's artwork, well spaced out classroom amenities not too many colors or taped up character posters and pictures on the wall. Fostering a home-style classroom environment helps young children make their transition from home to the school environment more comfortable and smooth (CadenceEducation n.d.). The neutral color scheme will also add to a soothing atmosphere and steers away from being overly visually stimulated especially for children with sensory sensitivity. This is a welcoming environment for all students and families to feel a sense of comfortability and a home away from home environment.
In my home base center, I will make sure to have a fenced-in outdoor play space for students and families to explore what nature has to offer and get fresh air. Growing up in nature and the outdoors was a heavy constant in my academic journey and early childhood experience. I consider myself to be an environmentalist and I want to teach our future generation all about the importance of nature so we can continue to move forward in making the world greener and saving the planet around us.
Keeping up with the idea of being environmentally friendly I want to inhibit plants within indoor classroom environments. This will help children learn how to take care of nature. This can also provide them with hands-on learning about how to take care of living things and teach them what plants need to survive and grow (NAEYC n.d.).
Animals will help children make connections between us and other living things on the planet Earth. This will also teach lessons of responsibility.
The family tree will be displayed to show all the diverse students and families in our school environment making sure that all identities and cultures are seen in the classroom environment.
Outdoor sensory bins will give a hands-on learning experience to children and family members. This is an opportunity for children to get messy and explore their senses of touch, sight, sound, and smell.
Resources
Derman-Sparks, L., & Olsen Edwards, J. (2010). Anti-bias education for young children and ourselves. Washington, D.C.: National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC).
Hi Kristen, having gone through your blog post, the part that caught my attention is the aspect of creating a family tree that will represent every family in the setting. This is a major way of making every family in the setting visible, thereby creating a home away from home for every child.
ReplyDeleteHi Kristen, I am empress with the details of your classroom. I can see why families want their child to come there and what children would look forward to being there. I use a family tree also for children to display pictures of their family and it is always being updated with new pictures. Providing access to a wide range of learning opportunities,activities,settings,and environments is a defining feature of high quality early childhood inclusion facility (The Division of Early Childhood (DEC), & the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC),2009).
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The Division of Early Childhood (DEC), & the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). (2009, April). Early childhood inclusion. Position statement. http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/DEC_NAEYC_EC_updatedKS.pdf