ECED& 132 Infant/Toddler Care

• Discuss developmental milestones from birth to 36 months articulating the influences of individual development, temperament and cultural norms in the context of important, ongoing relationships
• Design a plan to support reciprocal, culturally sensitive partnerships with families
• Select positive guidance techniques that are appropriate and effective with infants and toddlers
• Critique infant and toddler early learning environments, articulating environmental influences on the learning processes of infants and toddlers during authentic play activities
• Describe a plan for developmentally appropriate, culturally relevant curriculum that supports language, physical, cognitive, creative, social, and emotional development.

• plan, implement, and evaluate children’s programs using current child development knowledge
• be prepared to plan and monitor food service in an early childhood program
• be able to create and maintain a safe and healthy environment, both indoors/outdoors
• follow the Washington Administrative Code (WAC) as it relates to early childhood programs