Developmentally Appropriate – Offer a variety of activities that are age appropriate and spontaneous, based on the understanding of child development, observation requirements and individual response.
Small Groups – Ensure physical and emotional safety, facilitates individual learning and provides a framework for positive guidance strategies
Relationships – Builds trusting relationships, focuses on high-quality interactions, the teachers take cues from children, reinforces pro-social skills and demonstrates positive role-modeling
Positive Environment – Creates aesthetically calm and pleasant atmosphere that stimulates learning, encourages skill development and create a natural flow of learning
Choice – Allow children to make choices and direct their own learning, children have input to where and what they want learn, lead their own play experiences and decide what materials they want to explore
