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ECE221 Nutrition, Health and Safety in Early Childhood Education

Course Category: 
Length: 

135 hours (15 weeks).

Location: 
Various; distance learning format.
Dates: 

September 2023 – Present.

Instructional delivery format: 
Online/distance learning
Learner Outcomes: 

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: describe developmentally appropriate teaching strategies for promoting wellness; describe how wellness impacts learning; explain malnutrition and identify nutritional issues that impact children; define nutrition and design a lesson incorporating the dietary guidelines for good nutrition; list food-safety regulations and identify the hazards associated with food-borne illnesses; design an emergency food plan; describe the nutritional needs of infants, toddlers and preschoolers and children with special health-care needs; identify factors that impact health and illness; list resources needed to create health policies in ECE; define the teacher's role in reviewing health records; provide examples of common health assessments administered in ECE; describe an inclusive classroom that accommodates all children; describe factors that impact mental health; describe mental health disorders in young children and provide examples of strategies for dealing with these disorders; identify the components of a safe learning environment and describe strategies for teaching young children about safety; describe routines for establishing and maintaining safety in the classroom; describe how to prepare for and respond to an emergency; describe the basic care needed for common injuries; describe the actions needed to be taken in the event of a disaster; and describe strategies for helping children cope with emergencies and disasters.

Instruction: 

Major topics include promoting wellness; foundations of nutrition; managing food safety; feeding infants and young children; creating a climate of health and wellness; health screening and assessment; teaching children with special health care needs; children's mental health; creating a safe environment; routines, supervision and classroom strategies; managing emergencies. Prerequisite: one course in Child Development or Foundations of ECE.

Credit recommendation: 

In the upper division baccalaureate degree category, 3 semester hours in Health Safety and Nutrition in Early Childhood Education, Health Education, Nutrition, Education or Early Childhood Education (8/24).

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