Classroom Design
Aligning Learning Space Design with 5 NAEYC Program Standards
By Dr. Christina Counts
The National Association for the Education of Young Children, or NAEYC, is an organization that promotes high-quality early learning for all children, birth through age 8, by connecting practice, policy, and research. NAEYC is the world’s largest organization of early childhood professionals, and as such, it has set 10 standards for early childhood programs to define what all early childhood programs should provide. These 10 standards include relationships, curriculum, teaching, assessment, health, staff, families, community relationships, physical environment, and leadership and management.
When designing early childhood learning environments, it’s important to consider research, development, and the…
