What to Look for in a Quality Early Childhood Education Program
von Ginny Love Watkins
1. Parent Involvement
1.1. Attending Events
1.2. Opportunities to be in the classroom
1.3. Parent Teacher Organization (PTO)
1.4. Communication with Teachers
2. Outdoor Play
2.1. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
2.2. Childhood Obesity
3. Language and Literacy
3.1. Environmental Print
3.2. Interactive Word Wall
3.3. Labeling
3.4. Opportunities to Talk
3.5. Word Wall
4. Health and Wellness
4.1. Cooking Expereinces
4.2. Personal Hygiene
4.3. Outdoor Play
5. Arts
5.1. Art
5.2. Dance
5.3. Music
5.4. Theater
6. Educational Approaches
6.1. HighScope
6.2. Montessori Method
6.3. Project Approach
6.4. Reggio Emilia Approach
7. Developmentally Appropriate Practices
7.1. Knowing about child development and learning
7.2. Knowing what is indiviually appropriate
7.3. Knowing what is culturally important
8. Autonomy
8.1. Appropriately Assertive
8.2. Completes tasks
8.3. Self-directing
8.4. Self-help skills
8.5. Separetes from parents with ease
8.6. Shows confidence in own ability
8.7. Stays constructively busy
9. Cultural Awareness
9.1. All Children are Unique
9.2. Cultural Infusion
10. STEM
10.1. Science
10.1.1. Cooking
10.1.2. Experiments
10.1.3. Gardening
10.1.4. Nature
10.2. Technology
10.2.1. Computers
10.2.2. Interactive Tables
10.2.3. Tablets
10.3. Engineering
10.3.1. Block Play
10.3.2. Bridge Building
10.3.3. Legos
10.4. Math
10.4.1. Calendaring and Counting
10.4.2. Cubes
10.4.3. Patterns