A Staff Training Aid

Physical Erwironment Che cklist

for Infants & Tortdlers
A Publication of the Environments Professional Group

How well does your infant/toddler setting meet the environmenLal challenge? Thiak
about your setting and then resp*nd to these observations" 'Write Yes or No next to
eaeh item. Then go back and cirele all "no" illswers for appropriate attention.

My child development setting,".

t, - / uses ss&, neutral colors for backgrounds, with color aeeents added.
2. . .{ has soft furnishings for enmfort in sev*ral areas"
3. has a variety oftextures,
4. .:,",'- - h*s a mixture of natural and fuli spectrum lighting.
5. .';' has plenty of fresh air and go*d eir*ulation.
6. -'.'- provides eontaet, qrith the natural world.
7. t has no t*ll furniture to hlock views.
8. /f - has noise eontrol through carpeting, acoustic tiles, or baffles.
9" has clearly clefined spaces.
10. . has an opell area for Xrhysieai play.
11. =' provides quiet spaees for ehiklren.
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12. has quiet and aetive play areas separated"
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13. ' has elear pathways around actirrity areas.
14. T::* has * place for p*rents and a plaee to share inforrnation with parents.
15. -5-* ineludes secure, unbreakable rnirrore and display at floor or ehild's level.
16. ''i.. has comfortable aduit seating for holding infants and toddlers.
1?. a:- has a.dult storage inaecessible tc ehildrex.
18. :! in*ludes rnultilevei surf*ces.
19. X . provides convenient, accessible *torage for lorldler playthings.
40. { is equipped with chikl-siue furniture with rounded *or*ers for saf'ety.
21. . d presents a changing seleetion of age-appropriate playthirrgs.

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4J<),{- ensures that ali playthings are in excellent eondition with no small parts.
24. X reflects the eultural rnake-up af the ehildren.

IIow u,ell did your infant and toddler sctting do?

If vrllt itle'nli{icri ili'eils n here tirci'e is i'oorn for impror,cmct.rt, set goals itncl lbrus on
making tltose inrl.rt'r:r,ctt'tct'its. -sl:tt'L u.ith tt'rl or Lhlcit signiiicant:lncl rrttaitrable goirls.
sncli as going otr a rlail.',' ti'alk, *tlding solt clenients lo Lhe loour, or tlisplat,ing chiirlr.en's
:1]'L\vul'k ltt theii'e5'c 1cvcI.'l'hen gt'adua1]v u,or'1< un nlol'e d.I'licLrlt r:r c:osLly tirsk.r. Kgc]r
u'ot'hing until .r'i.rtit'intant anrl Lt-rtldlcr seLling is illl tirtrt il nilrrls to bc - nLil'tririne.,
ut'g:rnizeri, tirnrtit.rnal. nnrl altructivc.

A Publicstion of the Enrrirnnrnente Profsssioual Group

?he Snvironments Frofessional Gr*up is a team of educators ancl designers who come tageiirer to make
the connection betr+'een the needs of early ehiidhood prosrams and the <ter.elopmentally appropriate
produets that areet these needs.
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