Developmentally Appropriate Practice with Infants and Toddlers (Urban Sprouts)

01/18/2025 12:00 PM - 02:00 PM CT

Admission

  • Free

Location

Urban Sprouts Child Development Center
6757 Olive Blvd
Saint Louis, MO 63130

Summary

Developmentally Appropriate Practice (DAP) defines the methods and considerations teachers use in promoting each child’s development and learning. This session will explore what is considered developmentally appropriate for infants and toddlers we care for and how to support them in their growth.

Description

Presented By: Sarah Grissom

Objectives:

• Participants will be able to define Developmentally Appropriate
Practice (DAP) as it relates to infants and toddlers.
• Participants will examine and discuss practices for DAP in
infant/toddler settings.
• Participants will plan for use of DAP in their own classroom as well as
share the information with families.

Core Competencies: 1a: Understand the developmental period of early childhood from birth through age 8 across physical, cognitive, social and emotional, and linguistic domains, including bilingual/multilingual development. (2 Hours)