Effective Floor Planning for Preschoolers: A Reggio-Inspired Approach

Running head: EARLY LEARNING AND CHILDCARE
EARLY LEARNING AND CHILDCARE
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Introduction:
Preschool classrooms are usually organized around different types of interest areas as
well as learning centers. The different defined areas should allow the children for playing and
exploring materials with the guidance of the teacher either in small groups or individually. Low
dividers are often seen to separate the centers in such a way so that children can move freely
among them. However, skills that would be leading to effective reading and writing as well as
math should not be confined to specific centers (Edwards & Gandini, 2018). The teachers need
to reinforce this in various ways through effective communication, play and exploration. The
assignment will show effective floor planning that would help preschoolers to develop their
potential not only in academics but also in motor skill development, cognitive development,
communication and others (McNally & Slutsky, 2017). Many other important aspects like the
application of Reggio Emilie approach, national National Statement on Quality Early Learning
and Child Care and similar resources would be applied to develop the best leaning environment
for preschoolers in the assignment.

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The Labeled floor plan:
This is the labeled floor plan and this is discussed in details in the following page in details:
(prepared by author)

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Description of the floor plan:
1. When the children would enter the room, they would find their name sticks on the
specific circle time stools and would thereby place them in the envelop of the name chart
2. The following planning would be done so that children can understand who is present in
the room and who are absent.
3. To the right side of the room, there would be a reading and writing area. Following
Reggio’s theory, the space should be kept open which would help in welcoming the
children as soon as they would arrive.

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4. A cubby system need to be introduced where the children put any of their dry work.
They would learn how to identify their own cubbies do that they can find their own
cubbies. It would be placed beside the doorway so that the children can learn to empty
them when they pick up at the end of the day. Children love to take their work home and
this would help them a lot.
5. The bookshelves should be holding journals as well as memory books. Alight table would
be placed tucked into the nook that once held storage carts. The cozy area would be
offering a pace for the children who would be liking some quite time. the provided photo
shows the situation before the memory book binders were place.

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6. The block area would be the noisiest area in the classroom and so it should be placed at
another opposite end of the reading and the writing area. Children it would prefer it to be
more open and the shelf is therefore pushed to the wall. This would invite children to
enter the areas with ease and create large structures with planet of room.
7. Effective designs and textures would be selected when choosing and displaying pieces.
Plastic containers with wickers should not be used for holding toys and materials.