Early Childhood Development Lakeland Little Learners

Lakeland Little Learners Early childhood development is one of the most important aspects to the human life. Early childhood is mainly referred to from the time of birth through age five. Although, children learn based on the influence of their familiar environment, every child is expected to develop in their own unique way. Lakeland Little Learners is an educational program that provides an excellent environment for ensuring that every child’s social, cognitive, physical and educational needs are met. LLL provides a very welcoming and caring atmosphere for children from ages two weeks to twelve years old. During my experience at LLL, I was able to sit and observe three classrooms with very different age groups of children. Upon†¦show more content†¦While sitting and observing circle time I noticed that the children were very directed. They all sat quietly and listened to the teacher. Before speaking they knew to raise their hands and they were called upon before spea king. If perhaps a student spoke without being called on they were redirected as they coped with that very well. After starting with the 4K program, I then went to the late three’s room. In the late three’s room, I noticed a lot of the same activities going on however the behavior was much different. The arriving schedule was very similar for both three and four year olds. Just as the 4K room the kids arrived and began the day with circle time following hanging their coats and washing hands. One of the differences I noticed during circle time was the attention span was much shorter with the three year olds. Many of the kids where getting up often and wandering off to different play areas, pushing one another, and interrupting when the teacher was talking. Once they were redirected there was some crying and attitude unlike the four year olds who took direction fairly well. Once disciplined I noticed that the child would wander off and sit by him/her self. Some differenc es I noticed in the learning activities where: the threes focused only on the first letter of