Designs for Living and Learning: Transforming Early Childhood Environments

Give children wondrous places to learn and grow! Drawing inspiration from a variety of approaches—from Waldorf to Montessori to Reggio to Greenman, Prescott, and Olds—the authors outline hundreds of ways to create healthy and inviting physical, social, and emotional environments for children in child care. Full-color photographs of actual early childhood programs demonstrate that the spaces children learn and grow in can be comfortable for children, teachers, and parents alike.

Margie Carter serves on the adjunct faculty at Pacific Oaks College Northwest, Seattle, Washington. Deb Curtis works as a child care teacher at the Burlington Little School in Seattle. Their other books include The Art of Awareness, The Visionary Director, Training Teachers, Spreading the News, and Reflecting Children’s Lives.

• The Hundred Languages of Children: The Reggio Emilia Experience in Transformation, 3rd Edition
• Bringing Reggio Emilia Home: An Innovative Approach to Early Childhood Education (Early Childhood Education Series)
• Inspiring Spaces for Young Children
• The Art of Awareness, Second Edition: How Observation Can Transform Your Teaching (NONE)
• Loose Parts: Inspiring Play in Young Children (Loose Parts Series)
• Designs for Living and Learning, Second Edition: Transforming Early Childhood Environments
• Loose Parts 2: Inspiring Play with Infants and Toddlers (Loose Parts Series)
• Learning Together with Young Children, Second Edition: A Curriculum Framework for Reflective Teachers
• Developmentally Appropriate Practice in Early Childhood Programs Serving Children from Birth Through Age 8
• Working in the Reggio Way: A Beginner's Guide for American Teachers