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For this specific assignment on Infancy & Toddlerhood, you will be examining a private space and a public space for specific resources and safety features related to children and parenting. For each space you visit, take notes about various features.

Private space

Suggestions for evaluating safety of private space (select one to use) 

United States Department of Health & Human Services Early Childhood Development Childproofing Checklist (????????)
Baby Proofing Checklist: Before Baby Comes Home (????????)
Childproofing Checklist for a Baby on the Move (????????)

Public space

Look for the following in your selected public space 

Nursing/feeding and/or sensory-reduced spaces
Kid-friendly options (food, activities, etc)
Additional accessibility for strollers
Seating for children
Bathroom facilities and changing tables

Where are changing tables located, if there are any?
Are family restrooms or other multiple-person facilities available?

Submission Details
Submit your assignment with the following structure:

Proof of observation

Include a selfie of you in both locations you visited

Description of observation experience

Describe what it was like to visit these locations while looking for these specific things.

For example: Was it difficult to find anything you were looking for? Did it feel strange looking for something like a changing table if you don’t have children with you?

Analysis of observation 

What did you notice about the safety concerns and/or facilities? 

Be detailed in your analysis and incorporate course concepts as you examine your notes

Are there discrepancies in services/facilities by gender or other factors?
Compare what you observed to topics covered by the course so far, both from a child development perspective and as if you were a parent in these places.

General Reflection 

Provide overall opinion of the facilities/locations of observations/activities (as appropriate).
Provide your assessment of the observation/activity process and experience (what you learned, what you wished you would have learned, what you would do differently).

Conclusion – Wrap it all up!

What did you learn?
What are key takeaways from this observation experience?
What more might we want to know about safety and facilities needs for young families?
Is there a need for any sort of action or advocacy?

You may submit your assignment in written, audio, or visual format. Be sure to address all parts of the assignment and analysis questions. 
Assignment Information & Reminders
As part of this course, you will be completing some assignments in the form of direct child observation, caregiver observation, and/or community activities/interviews. You will then use these observations along with course resources to complete 3 assignments for this course. These assignments are essential to understanding how the concepts we learn in this course apply to the real world.
Course Objectives
These assignments are organized to help you address all 5 of our course objectives.

Classify the physical, emotional, cultural, social and cognitive characteristics of children within various general stages of development spanning conception through middle childhood.
Examine the complex relationship between biological and environmental factors (including culture) and their impacts on the development of children, the learning process, and developmental parenting dynamics.
Apply major theoretical models, historical perspectives, and social and legal components that organize our understanding of child development and parenting norms.
Generate observations, records and reports of information on similarities and differences in development patterns and behaviors of children.
Contribute meaningfully to discourse/debate about challenges and solutions currently facing families in our world.

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