Developmentally Appropriate Outdoor Play Environments for Infants and Toddlers. Working Papers in Early Childhood Development, Number 15.

Autor/in	Jolley, Jimi
Institution	Bernard Van Leer Foundation, The Hague (Netherlands).
Titel	Developmentally Appropriate Outdoor Play Environments for Infants and Toddlers. Working Papers in Early Childhood Development, Number 15.
Quelle	(1995), (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISSN	1383-7907
ISBN	90-6195-037-6
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Day Care; Developmentally Appropriate Practices; Educational Facilities; Educational Facilities Planning; Foreign Countries; Infant Care; Infants; Outdoor Education; Play; Playgrounds; Preschool Children; Preschool Education; School Space; Toddlers; Young Children + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Tagespflege; Entwicklungsbezogene Bildung; Bildungsstätte; Ausland; Säuglingspflege; Infant; Toddler; Toddlers; Kleinkind; Freiluftunterricht; Spiel; Playground; Spielplatz; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Schulraum; Infants; Frühe Kindheit
Abstract	In preschools caring for infants and toddlers, outdoor play space is often limited and underdeveloped. When outdoor play space is developed, it is usually geared towards older toddlers, and infants' time in this space is often limited. Measures can be taken to give both infants and toddlers access, in safe and appropriate ways, to the valuable experience of outdoor play. Some of these measures include: (1) creating a space in which infants are out of the way of more mobile children; (2) having this space be enclosed by a plexiglass wall and three "activity panels" with varying textures; and (3) catering to children's different developmental levels by using landscaping and physical structures to ensure that children stay in their appropriate spaces. The use of plants, in particular an herb garden, can provide color and aromas which both toddlers and infants can experience. Playing in a safe, active environment can facilitate gains in self confidence, competence, and self-esteem. (JW)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC