Directions: Prepare a reflective statement about how you support children physical and intellectual development. This statement should be no more than 500 words. Complete Competency Statement II by reflecting on the following questions: 
- How do your teaching practices support children’s physical, cognitive, language/literacy and creative development? 
- Pick one of the nine learning experiences you chose for your Resource Collection. How does this experience support children’s physical development?
- Pick another of the nine learning experiences you chose for your Resource Collection. How does this experience support children’s cognitive development?
- Pick another learning experience from your Resource Collection. How does this experience support young children’s creative development?
- Describe ways that you promote children’s language development, including ways to support dual language learners.
Competency Statement II
To advance physical and intellectual competence 
Reference:
The Child Development Associate National Credentialing Program and CDA competency standards: Family Child Care edition. (2021). (pp. 13-19). Washington, DC: Council for Professional Recognition.