Early Childhood Standards of Quality for ... - State of Michigan

Learning Environment2. Program Standard: The curriculum is designed to address all aspectsof children’s development and to further their learning with emphasison the unique needs of the young child. [LRCCC-R400.5106]A Quality Program:1. Relates each experience, activity, routine, and transition to curricular goals.2. Incorporates spontaneous learning experiences into the daily schedule asa means to further children’s growth and development.3. Establishes two-way communication between homes and school sothat home events are considered in planning a child’s day and schoolexperiences are communicated to the families.4. Assures that children have ample opportunities for playing with others.5. Handles the separation process from home to school with sensitivity andrespect for the children’s individual needs.6. Recognizes children’s anti-social behavior as a lack of skill or knowledgeand appropriately addresses it as part of growth and development.7. Assures that adults in the program recognize that children think andreason differently from more mature learners.8. Designs activities, transitions, and routines that reflect children’s attentionspan, need for physical activity, social interaction and attention fromcaring adults.3. Program Standard: The curriculum is designed to include experiencesrelated to children’s social, emotional, intellectual, language, creative,and physical development.A Quality Program:1. Assures that children have experiences to enhance their socialdevelopment, including acquisition of interpersonal skills, self-discipline,caring, and respect for others.2. Assures that children have experiences to enhance their emotionaldevelopment, including the development of basic attitudes of trust,autonomy, and initiative, as well as a positive self concept.3. Assures that children have experiences to enhance their intellectualdevelopment, including knowledge of the physical world, creativeproblem-solving skills, decision-making skills, and appropriate socialknowledge important to the culture.4. Assures that children have experiences to enhance their language andearly literacy development, including listening and speaking skills andemergent skills in writing and reading.32 Michigan Department of Education