Developmental Developmental DomainsDomains

A child care professional who is A child care professional who is knowledgeable of the typical knowledgeable of the typical

behaviors and abilities of behaviors and abilities of children can support new children can support new

learning and detect problems.learning and detect problems.

A child care professional must A child care professional must be knowledgeable of the typical be knowledgeable of the typical

behaviors and abilities in six behaviors and abilities in six areas or domains.areas or domains.

An easy way to remember the An easy way to remember the six domains is by using the six domains is by using the

acronym: acronym: “McPiles”“McPiles”

““M” reminds us of a child’s M” reminds us of a child’s Motor DevelopmentMotor Development

““C” represents Creative C” represents Creative

““P” stands for their P” stands for their Physical HealthPhysical Health

““I” reminds us I” reminds us of a child’s of a child’s IntellectualIntellectual

or Cognitive skills; or Cognitive skills; what they know.what they know.

““L” is for Language and L” is for Language and CommunicationCommunication

““E/S” represents their E/S” represents their Emotional/Social DevelopmentEmotional/Social Development

Each domain is equally Each domain is equally important to the growth and important to the growth and

development of a child.development of a child.

Knowing the typical growth, Knowing the typical growth, behavior or skill expectancies behavior or skill expectancies

prepares you to set up the prepares you to set up the environment, design curriculum environment, design curriculum and assist parents in evaluating and assist parents in evaluating

their child’s progress.their child’s progress.

You are expected to be able to You are expected to be able to name the six domains as well as name the six domains as well as give an example that describes give an example that describes each area.each area.

Motor DevelopmentMotor Development

refers to a child’s ability to refers to a child’s ability to move and control various move and control various body parts.body parts.

Motor DevelopmentMotor Development

only occurs only occurs after the after the appropriate appropriate physical physical development development has occurred.has occurred.

Motor DevelopmentMotor Development

Gross motor Gross motor refers to refers to movement of the movement of the large muscles in large muscles in the arms, legs the arms, legs and trunk.and trunk.

Motor DevelopmentMotor Development

Fine motor Fine motor refers to refers to movement of the movement of the small muscles in small muscles in the fingers and the fingers and hands.hands.

Motor DevelopmentMotor Development

refers to refers to howhow a a child child learns. learns.

Creative Creative AKA Approaches to LearningAKA Approaches to Learning

It involves curiosity, a child’s It involves curiosity, a child’s Approaches to LearningApproaches to Learning

eagerness to eagerness to learn, and learn, and persistence. persistence.

As well as creative As well as creative problem solving problem solving and the ability to and the ability to create and complete create and complete long-term projects. long-term projects.

Approaches to LearningApproaches to Learning

Physical HealthPhysical Health

Physical HealthPhysical Healthrefers to typical growth refers to typical growth patterns, changes in weight, patterns, changes in weight, general health and safety, general health and safety, visual perception, hearing, visual perception, hearing, and understanding the roles and understanding the roles of health care providers.of health care providers.

Physical HealthPhysical Health

Includes teaching Includes teaching

Self-Help skills Self-Help skills like bathing and like bathing and toileting.toileting.

Physical HealthPhysical Health

and encouraging good sleeping and encouraging good sleeping and eating habitsand eating habits

refers to refers to whatwhat a child a child learns and learns and knows.knows.

Intellectual, or Cognitive and Intellectual, or Cognitive and General KnowledgeGeneral Knowledge

It involves exploration, It involves exploration, discovery, concept and discovery, concept and memory formation, memory formation, problem solving and problem solving and creative expression.creative expression.

Cognitive and General KnowledgeCognitive and General Knowledge

It includes It includes knowledge of knowledge of mathematics, mathematics, scientific thinking, scientific thinking, awareness of social awareness of social studies and the arts.studies and the arts.

Cognitive and General KnowledgeCognitive and General Knowledge

refers to a refers to a child’s ability child’s ability to to communicate communicate with others. with others.

Language and CommunicationLanguage and Communication

It involves a It involves a child’s ability to child’s ability to see, hear, speak, see, hear, speak, read, write read, write

Language and CommunicationLanguage and Communication

and construct an understanding and construct an understanding of the world around them. of the world around them.

Language Comprehension is Language Comprehension is understanding what is said to understanding what is said to them—both verbally and non-them—both verbally and non-verbally. verbally.

Language and CommunicationLanguage and Communication

Expressive Language is the Expressive Language is the ability to produce language ability to produce language and is used to express a and is used to express a person’s thoughts to others.person’s thoughts to others.

Language and CommunicationLanguage and Communication

Daily Reading is essential!Daily Reading is essential!

Language and CommunicationLanguage and Communication

focuses on how children feel about focuses on how children feel about themselves themselves and their and their relationships relationships with others.with others.

Social/Emotional DevelopmentSocial/Emotional Development

It refers to children’s individual It refers to children’s individual behaviors and responses to behaviors and responses to

Social/Emotional DevelopmentSocial/Emotional Development

•play and work activities,play and work activities,

•pro-social behaviors pro-social behaviors

Social/Emotional DevelopmentSocial/Emotional Development•attachments to parents and attachments to parents and caregiverscaregivers

Social/Emotional DevelopmentSocial/Emotional Development•relationships with siblings and relationships with siblings and friends. friends.

It is essential that the It is essential that the environment sustain a child’s environment sustain a child’s

curiosity and creativity, curiosity and creativity, evolving language and evolving language and

communication skills, and communication skills, and growing knowledge about the growing knowledge about the

world.world.