QR2 Planning Requirements

Quality Rating 2: Planning

Requirements

Let’s look at the requirements for Developmentally Appropriate Learning and Practice: Planning: DAP 5.2 (DAP 4.2– School-Age Only).

Review the requirements for your program type.

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Child Care Center

DAP 5.2: Planning

Lesson plans include age-appropriate activities reflective of the children’s interests and skills; address the developmental needs of each and every child; and include information from an IFSP/IEP, if provided.

Documentation to submit: Lesson Planning Process Statement

Family Child Care

DAP 5.2: Planning

Lesson plans include age-appropriate activities reflective of the children’s interests and skills; address the developmental needs of each and every child; and include information from an IFSP/IEP, if provided.

Documentation to submit: Lesson Planning Process Statement

School-Age Only

DAP 4.2: Planning

Lesson plans include age-appropriate activities reflective of the children’s interests and skills; address the developmental needs of each and every child; and include information from an IEP, if provided.

Documentation to submit: Lesson Planning Process Statement

Key Terms

Age-appropriate, domain-based activities reflective of children’s interests and skills:

Activities that demonstrate your knowledge, respect and deep understanding of the children enrolled in your program and learning across multiple areas or domains (see developmental domains). These activities are clearly connected to the cultures, languages, values, ages, interests, and developmental skills of children in your program.

Developmental Domains

Birth – Age 3: Personal and Social Development; Language Development; Cognitive Development; Physical Development
Age 3 – 5: Social Foundations, Language and Literacy, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, Physical Well-being and Motor Development and Fine Arts
School-Age: Literacy, Language, Science, Art, Health and Wellness, Physical Fitness, and Numeracy

Developmental Needs:

Young children develop at different rates and meet developmental milestones at different times. While a program may serve children of the same age, individual children within the program will differ in their pattern of development, strengths, and needs.

Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP):

A written plan developed by a team that describes the unique strengths and needs of an infant or toddler (birth to age 2) with developmental delays. The plan outlines specific supports the child and family need to be successful in natural environments (home, community, child care settings).

The team includes: parents, care providers, educators, service coordinators, and other professionals (early intervention specialists, therapists).

Individualized Education Program (IEP):

A written plan developed by a team that describes the unique strengths and needs of a child with disabilities (ages 3 – 21). The plan outlines specific supports the child needs to achieve specific goals.

The team includes: parents, care providers, educators, service coordinators, and other professionals (special educators, school district representatives, therapists).