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

Learning Environment3. Organizes the classroom space to include areas where a child can beaway from the group and able to be observed by staff.4. Provides space for each child to store personal belongings and projects.5. Addresses different curricular/developmental domains (e.g., aesthetic,emotional, language, cognitive, sensory, social, physical) and instructionalstrategies at each learning center.6. Allows children to move from one area to another without obstructions.7. Organizes materials for children’s easy access.8. Prominently displays children’s work in the classroom.3. Program Standard: The outdoor physical space is safe and allows forindividual activities and social interactions. [LRCCC-R400.5117]A Quality Program:1. Provides at least 75 square feet per child of usable outdoor play space,which includes a variety of safe surfaces and elevations (e.g., soil, grass,sand, hard, flat, elevated).2. Keeps children protected from unsafe areas (e.g., streets, parking lots,driveways, swimming pools).3. Provides playground equipment of suitable size for the age of the childrenand accessible to children with disabilities.4. Provides materials and equipment suitable for use outdoors.4. Program Standard: Equipment, toys, materials, and furniture reflect thecurriculum, are age-appropriate, safe, and supportive of the abilitiesand developmental level of each child served. [LRCCC-R400.5108]A Quality Program:1. Provides materials, equipment and activities that reflect children’s culture,diversity, developmental abilities, individual learning styles, and homelanguage.2. Provides instructional adjustments and adaptive devices for children withdisabilities to ensure their learning, comfort, and participation.3. Provides safe, appropriate, and sufficient equipment, toys, materials, andfurniture that support the learning expectations and encourage each childto experiment and explore.Early Childhood Standards of Quality for Prekindergarten 49