Importance of Physical Environment for Children's Development

To make it easier to disinfect infant equipment on a daily basis.

To provide experiences that satisfy and entice children to achieve further physical skills.

To keep children healthy and safe without being overprotective.

To ensure that children do not climb onto play equipment by themselves.

Continually check the school surroundings for exposed nails and broken parts.

Allow children to climb onto any play equipment they wish.

Use grass as the surface beneath high equipment because it is soft.

Encourage children to explore high places such as slides and monkey bars without supervision.

Using rattle and small toys.

Falling from high places.

Scooting and rolling in the play area.

Hanging mobiles, streamers, and scarves in their space.

Hard surfaces like concrete.

Loose parts like ladders and sawhorses.

Soft, deep surfaces such as sand or bark mulch.

Equipment for physical activity like hoppers.

Protecting children while also allowing them to experiment with mild risks.

Keeping children in a strictly controlled environment at all times.

Letting children explore without any supervision or protection.

Ensuring children only use disinfected equipment.

Regular immunizations

Handwashing

Staying home when sick

Using hand sanitizers

To pressure them to excel at every physical task

To ensure they compete with each other

To make them skillful without adult urging

To have fun without learning new skills

Including goals that match their abilities

Providing physical challenges

Encouraging competition among children

Looking for ways to reinforce their development

Coordination of eyes and hands

Large muscle tasks like walking

Long periods of skill work without relief

Encouraging children to work independently

By limiting their exposure to different textures and materials

By allowing them to explore materials by handling and manipulation

By focusing only on sight and hearing

By discouraging comparisons by feeling and smelling