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Oct 15, 2024
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ECE 221 - Infant/Toddler Care and Educ. Credits: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Practicum Hours: 0 Work Experience: 0 Course Type: Open Focuses on care, education and assessment of children from birth to 36 months. Prepares students to utilize developmentally appropriate evidence-based practices, including responsive caregiving, routines as curriculum, collaborative relationships with culturally, linguistically and ability diverse children and families, and a focus on the whole child in inclusive settings. (This course is Pass/Fail.)
Competencies
- Describe the development of infants and toddlers with emphasis on the whole child, and understanding of individual needs based on culture, language and ability
- Identify the typical developmental progression of children from birth to three.
- Explain how development and learning varies according to the unique traits of each child.
- Review current research regarding infant brain development and how to support it.
- Acknowledge the importance of cultural sensitivity to foster relationships with children and families.
- Describe the role of adults in creating respectful, responsive, and collaborative partnerships with each child, family and other staff
- Define primary care and continuity of care.
- Explain how primary and care and continuity of care support infant attachment and foster relationships with families.
- Explain how to establish a goodness of fit between child and caregiver by responding to individual temperament types.
- Explain the social/emotional milestones of infancy and caregiver strategies that support infants at each stage of infancy.
- Describe how to utilize a responsive process to create nurturing relationships with children and families.
- Define the term protective urge and explain how to support the protective urges of families and educators.
- Plan appropriate environments including room arrangement, equipment, materials and adaptations for each child
- Identify the key considerations for creating appropriate environments for infants and toddlers.
- List the recommended ratios for infant and toddler environments according to Iowa licensing, NAEYC and PITC.
- Explain the benefits of small group sizes for infants and toddlers.
- Create a plan for an infant or toddler environment including appropriate furniture and materials to support development.
- Identify strategies for creating an environment respectful of culture, language, and ability levels for each infant and toddler.
- Identify guidance strategies which nurture self-regulation and a positive sense of self
- Identify appropriate socialization and guidance strategies for infants and toddlers.
- Determine which guidance strategies are appropriate for a child based on their stage of infancy while including consideration of culture, language and ability diversity.
- Recognize sources of different infant and toddler behaviors and describe strategies for reducing challenging behaviors and teaching appropriate behaviors.
- Explain strategies that support emerging communication skills, curiosity and creativity for each child
- Describe the importance of routines as a core component of the curriculum in an infant/toddler environment.
- Explain how to implement infant/toddler routines using best practice.
- Identify strategies to support learning through discovery.
- Describe verbal and non-verbal strategies that support infant’s emergent language skills.
- Plan and demonstrate learning opportunities that support each child’s development.
- Use informal and formal assessments as the basis for guided learning experiences
- Use assessment to plan individualized learning opportunities for infants and toddlers.
- Align child learning objectives with current standards in the field.
- Describe indicators that development may be delayed and communicate with families regarding concerns and resources available.
- Discuss serving infants with special needs through teaming, adaptations and accommodations, and the IFSP process.
- Use self-reflection as a tool to improve teaching and interactions
- Compare and contrast personal beliefs with evidence-based practices regarding infant/toddler care.
- Analyze how beliefs impact individual philosophy of infant/toddler care.
- Explain health and safety measures and legal requirements
- List the indicators of a safe and healthy environment for infants and toddlers.
- Utilize state regulations and other professional standards to make appropriate decisions regarding the health and safety of infants and toddlers.
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