Exam 8: Setting up the Physical Environment

Regarding the setting for early childhood education programs, what is the opinion of your textbook's author?

Regarding play spaces in an early childhood environment, a good rule of thumb is to have two to three open play spaces to choose from when a child changes activities.

Three-year-old Jeoff goes to preschool at a large, school-like program. His friend, Misha, attends a smaller program in one of the neighborhood homes. Research suggests that Jeoff will

Chris Peterson's day care center is arranged so the children can help themselves. Peterson's arrangement reflects the value of interdependence.

In designing his child care center, Miguel Guerra is sure to include places where children can use their bodies in many different ways. These places are called

Explain the five dimensions of a learning environment identified by Elizabeth Jones.

Early childhood education occurs in

Four-year-old Shanika goes to a large, school-like preschool program. Research suggests that Shanika will spend about 15 percent of her day waiting to engage in different activities.

NAEYC Program Standard 5 requires that early childhood programs protect children from illness and injury, while Program Standard 9 requires that programs provide appropriate and well-maintained environments.

Preschool teachers Amy Smart and Emilia Barrio have a three-year-old student who has a hearing impairment. In setting up the classroom, the teachers should strive to

Which of the following child care environments is most likely to make use of surround care?

In setting up developmentally appropriate environments for babies or children with mobility issues, it is important to think about the placement of overhead lights and even skylights in relation to where the child spends time on the floor.

Regarding the dimensions of an early childhood learning environment, which of the following statements is FALSE?

While most children at the Pikler Institute spend a great deal of time outside, newborns are kept exclusively indoors to protect them from the harsh climate.

Which of the following is NOT an element of the environment at the Pikler Institute?

Aside from the five environmental dimensions presented by Elizabeth Jones, describe four other environmental considerations in the design of an early childhood environment. Then, draw a floor plan for a child care environment (you can choose infant, toddler, preschool, or school age) that takes these aspects into consideration.

Cassidy Carver's family child care center has an activities table with four chairs, an easel that can accommodate a child on each side, a play kitchen area with room for four children, and a building blocks area that can hold three children. How many play spaces are in Carver's environment?

Authenticity is reflected in an early childhood environment in all but which of the following ways?

Nature can be considered a complex dimension of an early childhood environment.

Which of the following child care centers has interdependence-promoting environmental characteristics?