Preschool Classroom Observation

In the last assignment, I had observed a preschool classroom to see if it was up to ECERS standards. I wanted to explore the environment in the preschool room to make sure the children are having as much hands on experiences as possible and that they have enough space in the room to play and learn. Identify those factors also; helps make the process of setting up preschool centers easier. After meeting with the teachers about the things I seen in the classroom, the teachers took it upon themselves to talk to a manager on helping them to change things in the room.

After a week, I went back into the classroom to see the changes the teachers have done and it looked great. The block area before, had no soft furnishing for the children …show more content…
I love how they took the empty space and added the rugs. It is important to have rugs in the classroom because; rugs can help with cushioning a child’s fall. Having colorful educational rugs can help the room to feel more welcoming and, comfortable for the children. Another reason, why rugs are great to have in the classroom because, it offers self-learning, cognitive and imaginative play. For example, having a carpet with animals on it helps the children to identify what animal it is by name. Across from the block area is the kitchen area. Last time I was in the room I noticed that the kitchen area had too much clutter. There were too many shelves blocking areas that children couldn’t use. That also causes a blind spot for teachers to see the children in the room. Each area in the classroom needs to be visible at all times. The kitchen had so many large pieces of furniture, it made moving from once place to another difficult for teachers because, it was blocking the pathway. I loved how the teachers redone the kitchen “dramatic play” area. They removed the two large shelves that were taking up too much space and added a child-size round table with two chairs for the center. Along with a dress