Learning Supports – Facilitating child interests, learning, perspective, and productivity Family Home WAC Center WAC Proposed WAC Conflicts with revisions; Concerns; ECEAP, Head Start, Suggested Alternate Schools District Language Standards and Practices WAC 170-296A-6000 170-300-0320 WAC 170-295-2010 Interactions with children. Facilitating child interests, What types of play materials, The licensee and staff learning, perspective, and equipment and activities must I members must: productivity. provide for the children? (7) Be responsive to An early learning provider must You must: children, encouraging them to work to maximize children’s (1) Provide a variety of share experiences, ideas and interests, engagement with easily accessible learning and feelings; activities, and ability to learn from play materials of sufficient (9) Perform age or play by: quantity to implement the developmentally Maximizing learning time centers program and meet the nurturing activities that: with learning materials and developmental needs of (a) Take into consideration products, limiting disruptions children in care. the parent's own nurturing during activities, and offering (2) Have a current daily practices; additional choices when schedule of activities and (b) Promote each child's activities are completed; lesson plans that are designed learning self-help and social Giving clear instructions and to meet the children's skills; and directions to limit wandering developmental, cultural, and (c) Stimulate the child's time; and individual needs. The toys, development. Making transitions equipment and schedule must (10) Provide each child opportunities for children to be: opportunities for vocal learn through communicating (a) Specific for each age expression clear expectations and keeping group of children; and WAC 170-296A-6075 transitions brief with limited (b) Include at least one Positive options for discipline. wait time. activity daily for each of the The licensee and staff must Weight #1 following (you can combine use positive guidance methods.
Learning Supports – Facilitating child interests, learning, perspective, and productivity Family Home WAC Center WAC Proposed WAC revisions; Concerns; Suggested Alternate Language Conflicts with ECEAP, Head Start, Schools District Standards and Practices WAC 170-296A-6000 Interactions with children. The licensee and staff members must: (7) Be responsive to children, encouraging them to share experiences, ideas and feelings; (9) Perform age or developmentally nurturing activities that: (a) Take into consideration the parent's own nurturing practices; (b) Promote each child's learning self-help and social skills; and (c) Stimulate the child's development. (10) Provide each child opportunities for vocal expression WAC 170-296A-6075 Positive options for discipline. The licensee and staff must use positive guidance methods. WAC 170-295-2010 What types of play materials, equipment and activities must I provide for the children? You must: (1) Provide a variety of easily accessible learning and play materials of sufficient quantity to implement the centers program and meet the developmental needs of children in care. (2) Have a current daily schedule of activities and lesson plans that are designed to meet the children's developmental, cultural, and individual needs. The toys, equipment and schedule must be: (a) Specific for each age group of children; and (b) Include at least one activity daily for each of the following (you can combine 170-300-0320 Facilitating child interests, learning, perspective, and productivity. An early learning provider must work to maximize children’s interests, engagement with activities, and ability to learn from play by: Maximizing learning time with learning materials and products, limiting disruptions during activities, and offering additional choices when activities are completed; Giving clear instructions and directions to limit wandering time; and Making transitions opportunities for children to learn through communicating clear expectations and keeping transitions brief with limited wait time. Weight #1
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