Licensing Logic
required ratio for children over 2½.
What is 1:8?
When a child is overwhelmed, this skill becomes harder to access.
What is executive function?
or
What is self-regulation?
Focusing on academic learning without social-emotional support often cause the academic skills to
What is fade over time.
Our classrooms are designed to feel like an extension of
What is an extension of home?
When a parent expresses frustration, our first move is to do this.
What is listen
required ratio for GSRP classrooms.
What is 1:10?
OR
What is 1:8? (MH)
This adult practice helps build long-term self-regulation in children.
What is co-regulation?
When we scaffold learning, we observe and then do this.
What is extend the child’s interest?
We avoid heavy teacher-made materials because children deserve this in their learning environment.
What is ownership?
Concerns about decisions should be addressed directly with this group, not triangulated.
What is leadership?
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Xtra: who can accept it?
This part of the brain is responsible for regulation and decision-making.
What is the prefrontal cortex?
Plan-Do-Review helps children primarily build
What is independence?
When behavior challenges arise, we view them first as a lack of this.
What is skill or communication?
At pickup, we share context, growth, and skill-building—not just this.
What is behavior?
Ratios are a legal limit, not this.
What is a suggestion?
High stress reduces access to this cognitive system.
What is executive function?
When someone says “They’re just playing,” this is what we know they’re actually building.
What is executive function?
The most powerful classroom tool we use every single day that costs $0.
What is relationship?
When communicating with families, we focus on skill-building instead of this.
What is blame?
Children are not moved between classrooms for this reason.
What is adult convenience?
This system in the brain is responsible for fight, flight, or freeze.
What is the limbic system?
(What is the amygdala? )
Emotional regulation in early childhood protects against long-term challenges in this area.
What is mental health?
Outdoor experiences primarily build resilience and this skill.
What is risk assessment?
The fastest way to escalate a parent conversation is to skip this step.
What is listening?