NAEYC Standard 1a: Knowing and understanding young children’s characteristics and needs.
The artifact Toddler Observation was created for my Infant and Toddler course. This is one of the last observations that I did, the center I used was Norfolk Montessori Academy. This observation lasted throughout the fully day of the program. I was to choose one student from their toddler program, I interacted with this child, observed his development in several areas and document my findings. These areas of development were attachment, perception, motor skills and cognition.
This artifact falls under NAEYC Standard 1a because it relates to identifying differently accepts of a toddler’s development. During my observation I identified