Infant indoor learning environment

1. Indoor & Outdoor
Learning Environments

2. Objective:
 Given websites from child care catalogs
and a budget of $20,000, the student will
be able to create a list of indoor and
outdoor materials and equipment that is
developmentally appropriate for an
infant or toddler room.
 Criteria: All of the $20,000 will be
reflected in a itemized list and be spent
with no more than $10.00 remaining.

3. Infant & Toddler Indoor Environments
 Infant rooms and toddler rooms are
distinctly different from preschool
classrooms:
Toys and materials differ according
to age and developmental level
 Keep safety and flexibility in mind when
choosing materials.

4. Age requirements
Infants: Birth to 12 months
Toddlers: 12 to 36 months

5. Infant toys & equipment for indoor
environments
 Provide washable  Provide opportunities
stuffed animals and for infants to see, feel,
dolls hear and manipulate
 Provide toys that interesting things
produce an interesting
effect or toys that  Provide a well
change shape organized
 Provide toys that take environment
into account the  Provide different kinds
development of of spaces for different
younger and older kinds of play: active
infants play, messy play,
sleeping and eating

6. Toddler Toy
Someone’s Happy. :)
CarbonNYC, “SO Much Fun”,
June 27, 2006 via Flickr,

7. Early Learning Catalogs
 www.kaplanco.com
Kaplan
 www.discountschoolsupply.com
Discount School Supply
 www.lakeshorelearning.com
Lakeshore Learning
 www.abcschoolsupply.com
ABC School Supply
 www.constructiveplaythings.com
Constructive Playthings

8. Infant/Toddler Environment Rating Scale-R
Creative Commons
Attribution

9. Have fun looking through the catalogs
and
spending your $20,000!