Space and Furnishings
Listening and Talking
Activities
Interaction
Program Structure
100
There is evidence of daily maintenance and big messes, such as food on floor after children have been fed, are cleaned up promptly.
What is reasonably clean and well-maintained?
100
Staff must talk to children during both care routines and play to give credit for this indicator.
What is Item #12 3.1, moderate amount of talking to children throughout the day?
100
Much of the day.
What refers to the time materials are accessible to the children and means most of time that any child may be awake and able to play?
100
Staff are in space used by children but cannot see, hear, or reach children, or are not attending to children for a period of less than 1 minute.
What is "a momentary lapse in supervision"?
100
Temperatures between 25 and 90 degrees, taking into consideration the wind chill (e.g., if the temperature was 30 degrees, but 18 degrees with the wind chill, it is not expected that children have outdoor play time).
What is the Illinois rule for "weather permitting"?
200
Chairs allow children to sit back with feet touching the floor and table allows for children's knees to fit under the table while elbows are comfortably above table surface.
What is a "child-sized" chair and table?
200
Books have an intact cover and pages are not torn, scribbled on or missing.
What is good repair?
200
"Varied" appropriate fine motor materials accessible for much of the day.
What is materials that require different skills (such as grasping, shaking, turning, pushing, pulling, poking, putting together, scribbling) and should also vary in color, size, shape, texture, sound, and action.
200
Some examples to give credit for this indicator are: duplicate toys are accessible, children are not crowded, staff respond quickly to problems and there are smooth transitions.
What is Item 28 5.1; program set up to avoid conflict and promote appropriate interactions?
200
The schedule experienced by the children must provide play opportunities; these are not considered play opportunities.
What is passive group gatherings where all children are required to listen to the teacher, watching TV, or non-play tasks such as coloring ditto sheets?
300
Steps near sink and low open shelves for accessible toy storage.
What is two different provisions to support independence?
300
Rhyming words in a playful way, repeating infant's sounds.
What is staff taking part in verbal play with children?
300
Three activities not counted as active physical play.
What is stroller rides, staff swinging children in swings and playing in the sandbox.
300
Staff notice and validate a child's feelings.
What is a sympathetic response?
300
Number of alternative play activities accessible for children ot participating in group.
What are 2 interesting play options?
400
This space is away from active play equipment and should not be placed in the center of the room where there is a lot of traffic.
What is cozy area "protected" from active play?
400
Crying is answered quickly, children's verbal requests are attended to and staff respond with interest to children's communication during play.
What is staff generally respond in a timely and positive manner to children's attempts to communicate?
400
If this activity is not observed, the score is based on supervision of other activities observed, and teacher response during interview.
What is close supervision of sand/water play?
400
Staff place infants where they can watch and react to others, help toddlers find duplicate toys, include child with disability in play with others.
What is facilitate positive peer interactions among all children?
400
Definition of free play.
What is child permitted to select materials and companions and, as far as possible, to manage play independently?
500
Use both staff comments during the interview and dates on displayed materials to determine whether credit can be given for this indicator.
What is Item 5 7.3, at least 30% of the display should be changed monthly?
500
A wide selection of books is accessible.
What are books about people of varying races, ages, and abilities; animals; familiar objects; familiar routines?
500
These two parts are needed to give credit for promoting acceptance of diversity at 7.2; one can be observed and one must be reported by staff.
What is representation of various cultures in accessible materials throughout the classroom and at least one routine or special activity that reflects awareness of cultural diversity.
500
Children leaving classroom, children unsupervised while playing at water table, children under two using markers with caps unattended at a table.
What are examples of lapses in supervision when the risk of danger is high?
500
Credit given for #29 5.4.
What is no long periods of waiting during transitions between daily events?
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