Mrs. Sandy’s Family Child Care

 

We continue to offer high quality learning opportunities for all children enrolled. My play-based classroom allows children to explore, experiment, and discover the world around them. Open-ended play allows children to follow their interests and use their imagination. There is no clear endpoint, and no predetermined outcome is expected. It is true, unstructured play to allow independence, creativity, problem-solving, language development and social-emotional development. Before I purchase or find materials for my classroom, I determine if it allows them to make choices about how to play with it or if it only has a predetermined way to play with it. My play-based curriculum is offered both indoors and outdoors. The children learn to take care and respect animals, insects, plants and trees. They are encouraged to touch and place things back in their natural habitats.