Transcript title

Nutri., Health Safety ECE

Credits

3

Grading mode

Standard letter grades

Total contact hours

30

Lecture hours

30

Recommended preparation

ED 140.

Course Description

Provides an understanding of the essential elements of health, safety, and nutrition for young children. Methods and materials for enhancing motor development will be examined.

Course learning outcomes

1. Identify key aspects of health and wellness (physical, dental, mental, nutritional) and plan wellness curriculum for programs with young children, including those with special health care needs.
2. Discuss the importance of physical activity and explain ways to promote the physical development of young children.
3. Analyze nutritional concepts and developmentally appropriate feeding practices to optimize health in infants, toddlers, preschoolers and school-aged children.
4. Explain common childhood infectious diseases and how to manage them in early childhood educational settings.
5. Identify safety considerations (physical and emotional) in environments with young children and appropriate emergency situation responses.
6. Identify signs of child abuse and neglect in young children and explain reporting requirements.

Content outline

1. Overview/Interconnection of Nutrition, Health, and Safety
2. Teaching Wellness Concepts
3. The Foundations of Optimal Nutrition
4. The Science of Nutrition
5. Feeding Infants
6. Feeding Toddlers, Preschoolers, and School-Age Children
7. Menu Planning
8. Food Safety
9. Creating a Climate of Health and Wellness
10. Health Screening and Assessment
11. Managing Infectious Diseases
12. Teaching Children with Special Health Care Needs
13. Children's Mental Health
14. Child Abuse and Neglect
15. Ensuring Physical and Emotional Safety
16. Creating Safe Environments
17. Promoting Safe Practices
18. Responding to Emergencies
19. Societal Issues Regarding Young Children’s Health

Required materials

Textbook may be required; students must have access to a computer with Internet capability.