This document discusses recommendations for designing an early childhood learning center block area. It recommends including a variety of block types, maintaining adequate block quantities, keeping the block area clean and organized, and ensuring the blocks are accessible to children. The block area should provide enough space for children to build independently and in groups. As a teacher, the author would focus on meeting children's needs by following guidelines and striving for excellence.

1. Environmental Project
By Shanikqua Gardner

2. How this learning center should be
accommodating for infants, toddlers, children with
special needs, and cultural differences?
• Maintain at least three sets of blocks with ten in each set. No more
than five.
• Include transportation toys, people and animals.
• Include different types of blocks (soft, light-weight, various sizes
shapes and colors)

3. How this learning center should be
accommodating for infants, toddlers, children with
special needs, and cultural differences?
• Allow children to have access to blocks. Keep them within the reach
of the children.
• Ensure the play area is clean and clear and that there is enough
space.
• Keep blocks organized on open shelves and with labels. Do this to
make it easier for the children to play with and clean up.

4. Examples of Blocks

5. Examples of blocks

6. Examples of
blocks

7. Blocks
• Children should have full access
to blocks during play
• Having the appropriate amount
of blocks is also important for
the children.
• Ensure the children have the
appropriate amount of time to
play with the blocks.
• Give the children a variety of
blocks to play with. (size, shape
and weight)
• The children will require a stable
and clean space to properly
build.
• Designate a special place for
blocks and block play

8. What would I
do?
• Reading the ECERS-R and following the
guidelines will make it easier to make sure
the children have the exposure they need for
growth and development.
• Focusing on the higher end and standing
clear of the minimum requirements is a way
to make sure the children are treated fairly.
• Strive for excellence

9. Skills
• Blocks give the children the ability to use
their imagination.
• Blocks give children the ability to be
independent.
• Make the block easily accessible
• Allow children to play with blocks
individually and in groups.

10. Teacher
• As a teacher I will follow the guidelines and
ensure the needs from the children are met
and the highest level possible. By staying
current with the guidelines and keeping up
with them the children will be able to grow
and develop as they need to. As a teacher it
is my responsibility to make sure the children
have to make sure they have everything they
need.