Brain development affects all future learning, behavior and health. Children’s experiences shape the ways their brains develop. This lesson describes best practices for early childhood professionals to create experiences that support the development of physical and cognitive skills in infants and toddlers, and to use assessment of current practices to improve the quality of care for young children. (2 hours)
Objectives
- Describe five ways to support the physical development of infants and toddlers through use of space, equipment, and/or program plans.
- Identify six developmentally appropriate experiences for infants and toddlers to support cognitive development.
- Assess current space and practices to make improvements that raise the quality of support provided for physical and cognitive development of infants and toddlers.
