Infant And Toddler Observation Paper

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Practicing ITERS-R In this paper I will discuss the pros and cons of an infant and toddler environment. The environment was observed and scored using the infant and toddler environment rating scale score sheet. One particular section was observed, which was the space and furnishings. The overall score for the classroom scored great. Although I noticed, certain areas couldn’t be observed in just one day. In my opinion the scale should be observed at least twice, to see if the observer will receive the same score. I observed Ms. Megan toddler classroom, on March 7, 2016 at 9:30 am. During my observation only five of her six students were present. A five-star center ratio is one to six, although in a toddler classroom, she can have up to twelve students, and two teachers. Ms. M classroom has an age gap, her youngest turned one in December 2015 and her oldest will turn two in June 2017. While observing her classroom, I was able to observe the space and furnishing. …show more content…

The children and adult furnishings are open and spacious. The pros of evaluating the indoor space are seeing if the classroom meets the standards for routine care. The scorer will observe the classroom conditions and see if the space is suitable for the children to develop gross motor, small motor and locomotion. The lightning in the classroom was great. There were two windows located in the classroom and they both opened. However, one of the windows was missing a screen. Which means if the window was open one of the toddlers could easily fall out and hurt themselves. The classroom did promote self-help skills by providing accessible storage, mirrors, and

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