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Updated: 03/18/04

11/28/05

ECE 105 - Health, Safety and Nutrition

Course Description

Introduces the theory, practices, and requirements for establishing and maintaining a safe, healthy learning environment. Topics include: CPR and first aid, health issues, safety issues, child abuse and neglect, and nutritional needs of children.

 

Competency Areas

Hours

 

CPR and First Aid

Class

5

Health Issues

D. Lab

0

Safety Issues

P. Lab/O.B.I.

0

Child Abuse and Neglect

Credit

5

Nutritional Needs of Children

 

 

 

Prerequisite:

Provisional admission

 

Course Guide

 

Competency

After completing this section, the student will:

Hours

Class

D.Lab

P.Lab/

O.B.I.

 CPR and First Aid

10 

0

0

 Certification

Obtain certification in CPR and first air

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Health Issues 

15

0

0

 Symptoms of illness

Recognize symptoms of common illnesses

 

 

 

 Communicable diseases

Describe precautions to take in preventing the spread of communicable diseases, including Standard Precautions

 

 

 

 

 Identify child care center exclusion policies and procedures

 

 

 

 Health Records

Outline procedures for: maintaining health and immunization records; administering prescribed medications.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Safety Issues

10

0

0

Indoor safety

Identify potential indoor safety hazards

 

 

 

 

Describe procedures for emergency drills

 

 

 

Outdoor safety

Identify potential outdoor safety hazards

 

 

 

 

Describe safe utilization and adult supervision of outdoor equipment and materials

 

 

 

Transportation safety

Describe use of approved safety restraint when transporting a child

 

 

 

 

Describe safety procedures for arrival/departure/loading/unloading children

 

 

 

Record Keeping

Examine examples of accident, injury, and illness reports.

 

 

 

Health and safety education

Review examples of health and safety education activities for children.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT

5

0

0

Physical, emotional, and sexual abuse, and neglect

Identify symptoms of abuse and neglect

 

 

 

 

Describe protocol for reporting abuse and neglect

 

 

 

 

Discuss techniques for working with an abused or neglect

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NUTRITIONAL NEEDS FOR CHILDREN

10

0

0

Diet and nutrition

Identify nutritional needs for children

 

 

 

Meals and snacks

Describe procedures for serving meal and snacks

 

 

 

 

Suggested Resources

 

Books

Robertson, C. (2003). Safety, nutrition and health in early education. 2nd ed. New York: Delmar. 

Beaty, J. J. (2004). Safety in preschool programs.  Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson, Merrill Prentice Hall. 

Endres, J. B., Rockwell, R. E., & Mense, C. G. (2004). Food, nutrition, and the young child.  5th ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson, Merrill Prentice Hall 

Aronson, S. S. Ed. (2002). Healthy young children: A manual for programs. Washington, DC: National Association for the Young Children.  

American Academy of Pediatrics (2002). Caring for our children: National health and safety performance standards: Guidelines for out-of-home child care programs. Elk Grove Village, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics.  Available for free download at http://nrc.uchsc.edu/CFOC/PDFversion/list.html. 

Aronson, S.S. (2002). Model child care health policies. 4th ed. Rosemont, PA: American Academy of Pediatrics.  Can be ordered through NAEYC. 

Dietz, W. H., & Stern, L. (1999). Guide to your child's nutrition: Making peace at the table and building healthy eating habits for life. New York: American Academy of Pediatrics. 

 

Videos and Websites

Safe from the start (2000?). Running time: 23 minutes. I am your child video series. Parents Action for Children.  Available to order at www.parentsaction.org.  VIDEO

The incredible ride (1994).  Colgate-Palmolive: A Global Oral Health Initiative.  VIDEO

Caring for our children (1995). Series of six videos - running time for each: 30 minutes.  From American Public Health Association and American Academy of Pediatrics.  Available through NAEYC at www.naeyc.org.  VIDEO

Beyond nutrition: Eating for health. (1999). Running time: 22 minutes.  Published by Learning Seed.    Available from www.learningseed.com.  VIDEO.

www.aap.org (2004).  Website for the American Academy of Pediatrics.  WEBSITE

www.kidshealth.org (2004). Website for KidsHealth.  WEBSITE

www.cpsc.gov (2004). Website for Consumer Product Safety Commission.  WEBSITE

www.preventchildabusega.org (2004).  Website for Prevent Child Abuse Georgia. WEBSITE

www.zerotothree.org (2004). Website for Zero to Three. WEBSITE

www.nncc.org (2004).  Website for the National Network for Child Care. WEBSITE

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