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Designs for Living and Learning: Transforming Early Childhood Environments [Paperback]

Deb Curtis (Author), Margie Carter (Author)
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May 1, 2003

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.


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About the Author

For more than 30 years, Margie Carter has worked in the early childhood field including positions as a preschool teacher, child care director, and college instructor. She and Deb Curtis have coauthored seven books, including Designs for Living and Learning. They speak to and consult with child care organizations across the U.S., Canada, and Australia.

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  • Paperback: 288 pages
  • Publisher: Redleaf Press; First edition (May 1, 2003)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1929610297
  • ISBN-13: 978-1929610297
  • Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.6 x 0.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #33,407 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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31 of 31 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Carter and Curtis do it again - maybe best of all!!, August 10, 2003
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This review is from: Designs for Living and Learning: Transforming Early Childhood Environments (Paperback)
This book is worth every penny for early childhood programs who are interested in creating nurturing spaces for children to flourish. Even the look of the book makes you want to savor it - hundreds of color photographs on glossy pages that invite you to browse before even reading the text.
This is not a curriculum book per se, although it certainly offers ideas and suggestions for activities, such as expanding the small block materials with drift wood, smooth stones, and other found materials. It is more about creating an aesthetically pleasing environment in which children can learn and grow AND be comfortable space for children, teachers, and parents alike.
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18 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars I LOVE LOVE LOVE this book!, November 17, 2003
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I LOVE this book. This is best book I've found when it comes to beautiful, illustrative pictures of children's learning environments. If you want to create a place that invites children with natural materials, this is the perfect book to inspire you. Leave commercialism and plastic toys behind...you can do it! I love this book. Did I already say that? I'd buy two if they were cheaper!
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Creative, Economical Ideas, July 19, 2004
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I'm just a stay at home mom but the centers/daycares in this book look so great I wish I could send my kids! I am inspired to start my own family childcare using these ideas, they are really helpful and right on target. Creative and economical ideas, this book is not a waste of money. Many many photographs, too.
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The early childhood profession has developed many useful environmental assessment tools and rating scales for programs to use in improving quality. Read the first page
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most early childhood programs, sensory table, family child care home, visionary director, loose parts, early care, living and learning
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Burlington Little School, Head Start, Chicago Commons Child Development Program, Day Home Center, Washington Hilltop, New City Family Center, San Diego, Reggio Emilia, United States, Aramark Work Life Partnerships, Children First, Bridges Family Child Care, Inviting Learning, Inviting Living, New Hampshire, Taylor House, Washington Nia Family Center, Holladay Center, Illinois Hilltop, Illinois World Bank, Puget Sound
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