An activist approach to valuing diversity and promoting equity by teaching children to accept, respect, and celebrate diversity as it relates to gender, race, culture, language, ability, and so on.
gross-motor spaces
Indoor and outdoor areas specifically designed for gross-motor skill building and/or vigorous play involving large-muscle activities, such as running, stretching, climbing, jumping, rolling, swinging, ball throwing, and (in the case of older children) game playing.
interest centers
In the early childhood setting, the floor space, equipment, and materials for play, interaction, and exploration. Examples of interest centers include dramatic-play, block, science, art, and music centers.
physical-care centers
Areas of the early childhood environment that are designated and equipped for cooking, eating, cleaning up, hand washing, diapering and toileting, and napping.
surround care
Child care that extends beyond the regular daily program. It may be offered in a child care center for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers during the early morning and evening, when there are fewer children present. Surround care is also offered in some programs for school-age children, who attend before and after school.
