ECED& 170 - Learning Environments

Credits: 3
Variable Credit Course: No

Lecture Hours: 22
Lab Hours: 22
Worksite/Clinical Hours: 0
Other Hours (LIA/Internships): 0

Course Description: Focuses on the adult’s role in designing, evaluating, and improving indoor and outdoor environments that ensure quality learning, nurturing experiences, and optimize the development of young children.

Prerequisite: None.
Meets FQE Requirement: No
Elective Requirements: Fulfills Gray Area Electives
Integrative Experience Requirement: No

Student Learning Outcomes

Design healthy, respectful, supportive, and challenging learning environments for children.
Identify strategies to follow Washington Administrative Code and other state or federal regulations.
Create environments that promote growth in all developmental domains and academic disciplines.
Establish routines and schedules that promote children’s age-appropriate, self-regulated behaviors.
Establish culturally-sustaining environments that reflect the cultural diversity of children, families, and their communities.

Course Contents

Environments that protect the health and safety of children and adults.
Environmental strategies for guiding children’s behavior.
Environment, schedule, routine, and activities that meet the needs of learners ages zero to 8.
Washington Administrative Code for licensed child care and/or other state/federal regulations.
Policies and environments which recognize the importance of establishing space and programming.
Quality and effectiveness of early learning environments serving differing age groups (ex. infant, toddler, school age).

Instructional Units: 3.5