Teaching and Relationships State-approved curricula See list of state approved curriculum here: – For regional grants, start-up grants and emergency grants as well as any funding related to Parent Aware, Child Care Aware will cover the cost of materials for outdoor play area fencing as required by licensing, or to ensure child safety. All materials must be new, and must be purchased from a retail store, not a private party. If a child care program wishes to have the cost of fence assembly and/or installation covered by a CCA grant, the labor must be performed by a licensed and bonded contractor. Room equipment and furniture Active Play Tables Cots or mats Bicycles, Tricycles, Playground equipment, climbers, swing sets, Chairs Classroom activity Wagons slides carpets Coat, cubby units Scooters, scooter boards Large unit blocks Activity mats and gyms Storage units Balance beams Rocking boats Classroom displays Centers: book, listening, writing Tumbling mats Parachutes Computer table Play tunnels or hoops Large motor games, such Basketball hoops, balls as bean bag, ring toss Manipulatives Science and technology Materials that link, construction Pounding benches Exploration kits Minerals/rocks sets Tools and tool benches Nature activities and materials Magnets Puzzles Block play materials Magnifying glasses, microscopes Prisms Beads, lacing sets Small design blocks Weather charts Science kits Pegs and pegboards Sensory materials Computers Pre-writing stencils Manual dexterity vests Educational computer software Social Concepts Cognitive Development and Perception Miscellaneous such as Costumes Age-appropriate books Geometric forms and purses, cameras, Play masks Storytelling kits and materials boards phones Patterning activities Dramatic play equipment Materials that promote Multicultural games, phonological awareness. and materials Dolls, doll houses and activity kits, craft kits Math awareness furniture Materials that promote print and books materials awareness. Other play buildings (e.g., Bilingual language Tactile numbers and barn, firehouse, school, etc.) Materials that promote alphabet materials tracing activities awareness. Animal collections Youth cookbooks Early language concept activities Puppets Cooking utensils, such as object matching, sorting Measurement kits Plush animals pots, pans, and food Infant and toys Clocks and time Posters items activities and materials Woodworking materials Calculators, money Discovery boxes Sensory Music selections, Headphones, rhythm instruments Feely boxes Art supplies including stencils and sponges Sensory balls Sand and water tables and toys Sight and sound tubes
Teaching and Relationships State-approved curricula – See list of state approved curriculum here: For regional grants, start-up grants and emergency grants as well as any funding related to Parent Aware, Child Care Aware will cover the cost of materials for outdoor play area fencing as required by licensing, or to ensure child safety. All materials must be new, and must be purchased from a retail store, not a private party. If a child care program wishes to have the cost of fence assembly and/or installation covered by a CCA grant, the labor must be performed by a licensed and bonded contractor. Room equipment and furniture Active Play Tables Chairs Coat, cubby units Storage units Centers: book, listening, writing Computer table Cots or mats Classroom activity carpets Activity mats and gyms Classroom displays Bicycles, Tricycles, Wagons Scooters, scooter boards Balance beams Tumbling mats Play tunnels or hoops Basketball hoops, balls Playground equipment, climbers, swing sets, slides Large unit blocks Rocking boats Parachutes Large motor games, such as bean bag, ring toss Manipulatives Science and technology Materials that link, construction sets Puzzles Beads, lacing sets Pegs and pegboards Pre-writing stencils Pounding benches Tools and tool benches Block play materials Small design blocks Sensory materials Manual dexterity vests Exploration kits Nature activities and materials Magnifying glasses, microscopes Weather charts Minerals/rocks Magnets Prisms Science kits Computers Educational computer software Social Concepts Cognitive Development and Perception Costumes Play masks Dramatic play equipment Dolls, doll houses and furniture Other play buildings (e.g., barn, firehouse, school, etc.) Animal collections Puppets Plush animals Posters Miscellaneous such as purses, cameras, phones Multicultural games, activity kits, craft kits and books Bilingual language materials Youth cookbooks Cooking utensils, pots, pans, and food items Woodworking materials Age-appropriate books Storytelling kits and materials Materials that promote phonological awareness. Materials that promote print awareness. Materials that promote alphabet awareness. Early language concept activities such as object matching, sorting Infant and toys Geometric forms and boards Patterning activities and materials Math awareness materials Tactile numbers and tracing activities Measurement kits Clocks and time activities and materials Calculators, money Discovery boxes Sensory Music selections, Headphones, rhythm instruments Art supplies including stencils and sponges Sand and water tables and toys Feely boxes Sensory balls Sight and sound tubes
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