A developmentally appropriate curriculum
for young children is planned to be appropriate for the
age span of the children within the group and is implemented
with attention to the different needs, interests, and developmental
levels of those individual children.
The concept of developmental appropriateness has two dimensions:
age appropriateness and individual appropriateness.
Human development research indicates that universal, predictable
sequences of growth and changes occur in early childhood
and in all areas of development - physical, emotional, social,
and cognitive. Knowledge of typical development of children
within the age span served by the program provides a framework
from which teachers prepare the learning environment and
plan appropriate experiences.
Because each child is a unique person with an individual
pattern and timing of growth, as well as an individual personality,
learning style, and family background, both the curriculum
and the teachers' interactions with a child should be responsive
to individual differences.
Learning in young children is the interaction between the
child's thoughts and experiences with materials, ideas,
and people. These experiences should match the child's developing
abilities, while also challenging the child's interest and
understanding.
Our curriculum goals encompass experiences provided to
meet the children’s needs and stimulate learning in
all developmental areas – physical, social, emotional,
and intellectual. All interactions and activities are designed
to develop children's self-esteem and positive feeling toward
learning.
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the Areas of Development
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