1.2 Applies the process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation to support children's growth through developmentally appropriate practices
c. Uses observation and assessment processes to understand children's strengths, interests, and the skills they are working to master
1.3 Encourages children's development of social and emotional skills
a. Understands and accepts children’s age-appropriate emotional responses (i.e., crying, tantrums)
b. Considers temperament and individual differences when interacting with children and planning experiences
f. Uses tone, words, and gestures to let children know they are respected
g. Provides opportunities for children to help, to make choices, and to do things for themselves
h. Recognizes children’s efforts rather than their accomplishments, intelligence, or personality
i. Recognizes when children show self-discipline and self-control
j. Finds ways to help children feel successful, identify and pursue interests, and develop a sense of personal identity
k. Uses empathy to help children recognize and understand their emotions
l. Helps children value their ethnic and cultural traditions, while respecting the views and experiences of others
m. Encourages children to value and appreciate each other’s strengths
1.4 Helps children achieve self-regulation and develop coping skills
e. Creates an environment and provides strategies that help children:
Manage strong emotions and calm themselves
Focus their attention to remain actively engaged with activities and materials
Read the signals of the environment to learn how to respond appropriately
Cope with fear, anger, and frustration
Use language to share their needs
Consider the needs of others
Use problem-solving and conflict resolution strategies
1.7 Supports children's cognitive development
c. Creates environments that encourage developmentally appropriate exploration of toys, objects, and materials
g. Provides opportunities for children to explore math and science concepts found in daily activities
h. Uses open-ended questions to encourage child-initiated interactions
1.8 Promotes emergent literacy including speaking, listening, reading, and writing through play and interaction with children
b. Creates an environment where children have access to a variety of developmentally appropriate objects and materials to support early and emergent literacy
d. Promotes an environment where children are encouraged to listen and communicate with others
e. Provides experiences that encourage exploration of appropriate print materials and storytelling
f. Provides experiences that encourage children to develop drawing, pre-writing, and writing skills using a variety of tools
2.1 Respects families and is responsive to language, culture, family characteristics, needs, concerns, and priorities
k. Shares community resources based on families’ needs, including information about developmental delays and disabilities
2.3 Provides families with opportunities to learn and develop skills to help children achieve desired outcomes within the program, at home, and in the community
d. Encourages families to use services for children in the community (i.e., library, story time, field trips)
3.5 Uses observations and assessments to inform instruction and guide planning
c. Uses ongoing assessment to ensure the environment, curriculum, guidance strategies, and approaches to learning meet children’s needs
4.1 Develops and models genuine, supportive relationships
d. Uses a variety of strategies for building relationships such as engaging in meaningful and extended conversations, respecting each child’s uniqueness, using children’s names, being at children’s eye level, and smiling at children
f. Practices and models responsive, consistent, encouraging, and nurturing interactions that build positive relationships
4.2 Creates an environment that is predictable, promotes interaction and learning, and is responsive to the needs of all children
g. Uses a variety of strategies to engage and maintain children’s attention and active participation
j. Uses positive guidance strategies to prevent challenging behavior from occurring and/or reoccurring
4.3 Works to effectively promote social and emotional development and prevent challenging behaviors
n. Allows time for the child to regain composure following challenging behavior
4.5 Selects and implements developmentally appropriate, evidence-based curriculum
b. Uses curriculum
as a flexible framework for planning how to meet children’s learning and developmental goals
to promote social interaction, child-directed learning, play, and creative expression
to plan engaging experiences to help children achieve curriculum goals
4.6 Designs and implements activities and strategies to help meet the individual needs of all children in an integrated curriculum
c. Ensures that child-directed and adult-facilitated play and learning are part of the curriculum
6.4 Exhibits commitment to ongoing growth and learning
b. Develops and constantly refines a personal philosophy of learning
