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- What type of classroom environment can you set up that supports Developmentally Appropriate Practices (DAP) for a classroom of 3 year old children?
- What type of furnishings, equipment, and materials are available to support the children's growth and development?
- How does the environment align with the Vision, Mission, and Philosophy of the DAP?

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What type of classroom environment can you set up that supports Developmentally Appropriate Practices for a classroom of 3 year old children.

To develop an age appropriate classroom for children aged 3 or younger requires focus on the learning transitions that children experience at this critical age of their development. The environment will consist of one in which promotion of development, cognitive, socio-emotional, and physical growth is represented through the practices for students and lessons given by the ...

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