ECED& 107 Health, Safety and Nutrition (5 credits)
Formerly ECE 240
Course Description
Develop knowledge and skills to ensure good health, nutrition, and safety of children in group care and education programs. Recognize the signs of abuse and neglect, responsibilities for mandated reporting, and available community resources.
Course Content
A. Nutrition standards and menu planning for children (Recommended Dietary Allowances)
B. Cultural implications of food preferences and eating practices of individual families
C. Health standards and practices in environments for children addressing physical, emotional, and
social development
D. Safety procedures and precautions based on state licensing standards, program policies, and risk
management manual guidelines
E. Mandated reporting
F. Appropriate practices in emergency or hazardous situations (standard first aid, CPR, application
of universal precautions)
G. Principles of adult supervision and guidance of young children relative to child safety
H. Personal safety curriculum for children
I. Environmental assessment, documentation, and revision relative to health and safety of children at
all levels of ability
J. Adverse childhood experiences syndrome
K. Self-care for the professional educator
Student Outcomes
1. Describe federal and state mandated health, safety, and nutrition practices.
2. Identify indicators of illnesses/ infectious diseases and steps to prevent the spread of them.
3. Outline safety procedures for providing emergency care and daily care.
4. Evaluate program safety policies.
5. Describe food programs and practices that support the development of children.
6. Create examples of developmentally appropriate and culturally responsive health, safety, and nutrition education materials and activities.
7. Describe the responsibilities of mandated reporters.
8. Develop strategies for working with culturally, linguistically, and ability diverse families in accessing health, nutritional, and dental services.
9. Assess personal history and characteristics relative to the teaching profession in order to identify areas of self-care to address which may contribute to increased personal health.
Degree Outcomes
Program Outcome:
OUTCOME 1. PROMOTING CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND LEARNING Students use their understanding of child development – including young children’s unique characteristics and needs, and the multiple interacting influences on children’s development and learning – to create environments that are healthy, respectful, supportive, and challenging for each child.
1a: Describe young children’s diverse characteristics and needs, from birth through age 8.
1b: Explain the multiple influences on early development and learning.
1c: Use knowledge of child development to create healthy, respectful, supportive, and challenging learning environments for young children.
Critical, Creative, and Reflective Thinking: Graduates will evaluate, analyze, synthesize, and generate ideas; construct informed, meaningful, and justifiable conclusions; and process feelings, beliefs, biases, strengths, and weaknesses as they relate to their thinking, decisions, and creations.
Lecture Contact Hours 50
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 50
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