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- Effective Term:
- Fall 2022 through Fall 2024
- Course Number:
- ECE 262
- Course Title:
- Health, Safety and Nutrition for the Young Child
- Credit Hours:
- 3
- Lecture Hours:
- 30
- Lecture/Lab Hours:
- 0
- Lab Hours:
- 0
Course Description
Explores health, nutrition, and safety issues for children ages infant through preschool. Includes state licensing requirements in early care and education settings, family-style eating practices, USDA food program requirements, safe environments for children, healthy lifestyle practices, and childhood illness. Audit available.
Intended Outcomes for the course
Upon completion of the course students should be able to:
- Assess age-appropriate health and safety practices and procedures.
- Review and assess the principles and practices of nutrition in early childhood including family-style eating practices.
- Describe state licensing requirements for early care and education settings.
Course Activities and Design
Students Will:
- Evaluate early care and education environments based on state licensing practices.
- Complete quizzes or exams.
- Engage in activities and tasks related to course content.
Outcome Assessment Strategies
Students Will:
- Attend and actively participate in class and small group discussions.
- Complete written assignments
- Complete written quizzes or exams.
Course Content (Themes, Concepts, Issues and Skills)
Students will acquire skills and abilities relating to:
- Linkages between development and safe environments.
- Quality programming requirements as outlined through the state licensing regulations for early care and education settings.
- Nutrition for young children including planning meals for infants-preschoolers and implementing family style eating practices.