Synopses & Reviews
In family child care settings, it is important that the environment promotes the comfortable feeling of home while also supporting childrens needs and maximizing their learning experiences. Filled with wisdom from an experienced family child care professional, this resource includes advice to enhance any setting and knowledgeable suggestions for item selection, furniture arrangement, storage, and more. Loaded with color photographs and architectural illustrations of indoor and outdoor family child care settings, this resource provides plenty of inspiration and practical information to create a comfortable, home-like setting that benefits children of all ages.
Review
Finally, a resource for family child care providers who want to keep the feeling of home in family child care. The author's commitment to family child care environments as warm and inviting spaceswhere both children and adults are comfortable and where learning happens all the timeis obvious. The questions posed throughout the book are guaranteed to help providers think about their environment creatively; the photographs are gorgeous and will spark readers' creativity in their own programs. What a wonderful new resource for family child care providers.”
Barbara Sawyer, Director of Special Projects, National Association for Family Child Care
Synopsis
Create inspiring, comfortable learning environments for children that capture the feeling of home in family child care settings.
Synopsis
Create a warm and inviting place where children feel at home.
Discover the many ways your home can provide comfortable places where children love to learn and love to be. Filled with no- and low-cost ideas, this book demonstrates many unique and practical possibilities for your home's indoor and outdoor spaces. Chapters are packed with full-color photographs and provide examples and tips for designing learning zones, selecting items, organizing materials, and more. Checklists, resources, and questions are included to help you evaluate your setting, implement changes, and create a place that feels like a second home to the children in your care.
About the Author
Linda J. Armstrong: Linda J. Armstrong is a consultant for children and youth programs throughout the United States. As an active member of non-profit organizations, she has served in a variety of leadership positions for more than thirty years. Linda is a published author of educational research and has been an adjunct professor for universities in the U.S. and New Zealand. She holds three degrees in education and has received numerous awards and recognition for her work.