materials, bulk paper, or items (8) Ensure the center’s (3) An early learning provider from the natural environment. program affords the child daily must ensure a sufficient (2) Infants, toddlers, and opportunities for small and quantity and variety of preschool age children must be large muscle activities, outdoor early learning materials closely supervised when using play, and exposure to language and equipment to engage art materials. development and books; children in the early learning program. The WAC 170-295-2030 materials must include, but How should staff interact with are not be limited to, arts children? and crafts materials, texture materials, To facilitate interactions construction materials, between the staff and children manipulative equipment that are nurturing, respectful, and materials, music and supportive and responsive, you sound materials, books, must: and social living (3) Provide age –appropriate equipment. Such materials opportunities for the child to and equipment must: grow and develop intellectually. (a) Encourage both Examples include: active physical play and (a) Reading readiness skills; quiet play activities. (b) Language skills (i) Active play development; materials and (c) Encouraging the child to equipment ask questions; include, but are (d) Counting; not limited to, toy (e) Matching objects; balls, bean bags, (f) Differentiating between jump ropes, large and small; and riding toys, (g) Sorting. and (4) Help each child solve developmentally problems with intervention as appropriate necessary; climbing equipment.
materials, bulk paper, or items from the natural environment. (2) Infants, toddlers, and preschool age children must be closely supervised when using art materials. (8) Ensure the center’s program affords the child daily opportunities for small and large muscle activities, outdoor play, and exposure to language development and books; WAC 170-295-2030 How should staff interact with children? To facilitate interactions between the staff and children that are nurturing, respectful, supportive and responsive, you must: (3) Provide age –appropriate opportunities for the child to grow and develop intellectually. Examples include: (a) Reading readiness skills; (b) Language skills development; (c) Encouraging the child to ask questions; (d) Counting; (e) Matching objects; (f) Differentiating between large and small; and (g) Sorting. (4) Help each child solve problems with intervention as necessary; (3) An early learning provider must ensure a sufficient quantity and variety of early learning materials and equipment to engage children in the early learning program. The materials must include, but are not be limited to, arts and crafts materials, texture materials, construction materials, manipulative equipment and materials, music and sound materials, books, and social living equipment. Such materials and equipment must: (a) Encourage both active physical play and quiet play activities. (i) Active play materials and equipment include, but are not limited to, toy balls, bean bags, jump ropes, riding toys, and developmentally appropriate climbing equipment.
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