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Outdoor Play is Key to Child Development
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Playing outdoors is crucial in the physical and mental development of children. In its simplest form, playing outside is a good way for children to get their daily exercise. With one out of three children overweight or obese, being active is critically important for the health of children. Lack of outdoor play has been linked to such problems as childhood obesity, increased reliance on behavior regulating medications, low self-esteem, and lower academic performance. Improving a child's health and well-being might be as simple as sending him or her outside to play!
Outdoor play and exploration can promote learning across all developmental domains and help ensure overall health, fitness, respect for the environment, positive social relationships, and readiness in academic subjects including science, math, language arts, and more! According to the National Center for Physical Development and Outdoor Play, playing outside improves children's gross motor skills, which increases their ability to process and remember new information. Furthermore, interacting with nature and other kids outside helps to stimulate the curiosity and creativity of children, and also boosts their confidence as they learn new things.
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Benefits of Outdoor Play
Children today spend less time playing outdoors than any previous generation. A new Nielson Company Report indicates that children ages two-five years old spend more than 32 hours a week on average in front of a TV. According to the Keiser Family Foundation, the amount of screen time only increases with age, with school-aged children spending 7.5 hours a day on electronic media. View Article
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Outdoor Learning
Article Courtesy of southernearlychildhood.org
The outdoor learning environment is an important element of the total care and education of young children. Outdoor spaces can enhance curriculum, especially when teachers responsibly supervise children who are engaged in unstructured play. Supervision is far more than just asuring sufficient teacher/child ratios. The supervision practices explored in this article deal with two primary issues. View Article
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New Course from CCEI Covers Cultural Competence and Diversity
CCEI is proud to introduce CUR111: Cultural Competence and Promoting Awareness of Diversity to the online child care training course catalog.
This course focuses on essential principles and practices for promoting acceptance of diversity in the early childhood and school-age learning environments. Even if a child grows up in a relatively homogenous neighborhood with little diversity, he or she still needs to be prepared for life in a multicultural society. This course is relevant to all children and teachers, regardless of the cultural, racial, and ethnic demographics in their particular community.
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This Month's Trial Course: Motor Development and Physical Fitness
CCEI offers CCEI121: Motor Development and Physical Fitness in Early Childhood as an online no-cost trial child care training course to new CCEI users during the month of July.
This course provides an understanding of the importance of motor development and physical fitness in the early childhood years and the ways in which they can become part of the curriculum. Participants will be able to define physical fitness as it applies to young children, identify five health related fitness factors, physical activity recommendations for young children and fundamental motor skills.
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Alumni Profile
Victoria Hutchison
Salina, OK
Victoria began her career in childcare when she became a nanny and truly found her calling. During her time as a nanny, she became passionate about teaching and found a position with Head Start to help launch her teaching career. Victoria is motivated by being an advocate for children. She says, "I want every child I come into contact with to love learning and exploring because I'm so enthusiastic about it."
In her spare time, Victoria enjoys reading and playing video games with her husband. She plans to take more courses with CCEI and continue her education in both early childhood education and elementary education. It is her dream to become the first member of her family to have a PhD. Victoria recommends CCEI to everyone and says, "CCEI has taught me so much. I had little experience in some areas of childcare, particularly special needs, and they taught me so much that I needed to know."
Congratulations, Victoria! CCEI is proud to call you a graduate!
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