Developmentally Appropriate Practices

298 Words1 Page

Developmentally appropriate practice is a set of practices that are formed based upon research that focuses on the development of children. These practices are then used to develop the cognitive, social/emotional, fine motor, and gross motor skills of children at different age levels. The different age levels, as it pertains to early child care, are generally seen as 0-12 months, 12-24 months, 24-36 months, 36-48 months, and 48-60 months. Each age level consists of a set of milestones. Milestones are certain attributes children should be able to perform at a certain age. Milestones allow the age levels to be broken down further to narrow the scope of the practices.
The practices are also designed to meet a child where they are. For example,

Open Document