4.2 Creates an environment that is predictable, promotes interaction and learning, and is responsive to the needs of all children.

• a. Plans, implements, and adapts a supportive learning environment that promotes children’s safety, positive interactions, and behaviors

• c. Establishes clear, consistent, and realistic boundaries based on developmentally appropriate expectations

• d. Makes sure expectations for routines and tasks are clear and purposeful for all children

4.4 Establishes a learning environment within group settings that is well organize and visually pleasing, and promotes reflection, extends learning, and encourages self-management and cooperation

• a. Designs an environment to include:

• 􀁺 personal space for each child to ensure his/her sense of belonging and security

• 􀁺 both active and quiet spaces

• 􀁺 large muscle activity and movement spaces

• 􀁺 adequate space for walkways, as well as gathering and work spaces

• 􀁺 clear boundaries in the physical environment that help children know where centers begin and end

• 􀁺 appropriate child-sized furniture

• 􀁺 unobstructed views of all areas within the space

• 􀁺 space for child selected grouping

• 􀁺 space that is inviting to families

• 􀁺 private meeting space

• b.  Maintains a space that is clean, organized, and free of clutter

• c. Selects materials that foster discovery, inquiry, imagination, creativity, and actively support a variety of goals

• d. Organizes and places materials within children’s reach to promote engagement and learning

• e. Uses visual signs, including pictures and word labels, to define play areas and storage of materials

• h. Adds or removes materials available related to children’s interests, development, level of stimulation, and curriculum content

4.6 Designs and implements activities and strategies to help meet the individual needs of all children in an integrated curriculum

• a. Designs and implements a child-centered environment that encourages autonomy, responsibility, and positive social skills through unplanned and planned activities

• g. Builds on children’s natural curiosity, deepens children’s knowledge and awareness, and sustains active engagement with ideas and materials

• j. Encourages children to express themselves through visual arts, music, movement, and dramatic play

• k. Provides opportunities for children to practice emerging skills by revisiting experiences and materials