When play problems occur over and over, child care practitioners need to be able to step back and look critically at their space arrangement to see if that is the source of the problem. Explore some key elements to consider in child care space arrangement that include types of spaces and their uses, and arranging activity areas in a room to meet the goals of your program. (2 hours)

Lesson objectives

  • Analyze space in a child care setting.
  • Identify trouble spots in the child care space.
  • Learn ways to improve space arrangement.