Should a daycare center structure it's learning environment for infants and toddlers?
If the daycare is accepting infants and toddlers into their care, it definitely should provide structure activities for them. A child is learning and exploring at this age so I agree with the structured learning activities no matter what the age.
I believe they should provide age appropriate activities. There is a difference between structured activities and a structured routine. I believe infants need a structured routine and toddlers need both a structured routine and structured age appropriate activities.
Most definitely they should but they need the right people to do this and these days it is getting harder to find good people.
The information and ideas presented in this document are intended to help caregivers set up environments for infants and toddlers that promote young children's health, safety, and comfort, meet their developmental needs, and provide a comfortable and convenient place to work for the caregiver. Ronald Lally is the Director of the Center for Child and Family Studies at the Far West Laboratory for Educational Research and Development in San Francisco. He also administers the Bay Area Early Intervention Program.
Previously, Dr. Lally chaired the Department of Child and Family Studies at Syracuse University, where he was a full professor. While at Syracuse University, he directed the Children's Center and Family Development Research Program, which provided continuous support services for six years to 100 low-income children and their families. Dr. Lally and his associates conducted a 15-year longitudinal follow-up study of that program.
Dr. Lally is on the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of the National Center for Clinical Infant Programs and is on the national advisory committees for the Family Resource Coalition, the Ounce of Prevention Fund, and the Beryl Buck Institute for Education. He is an adviser to the Scientist's Institute for Public Information and to television and print media on child and family issues. Dr. Lally has authored several books on child development.
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