ECED 1260 - Children’s Health and Nutrition

4.5 Credits

Students focus on best practices to gain an understanding of the inter-relatedness of health, safety, and nutrition in the life of a young child, birth through age eight. Students learn about health appraisals and appropriate assessment tools. They make an in-depth analysis of the infectious process and effective control of communicable diseases and acute illness found in the early childhood years and settings. The course examines safety management and the handling of child abuse and neglect. Students learn appropriate nutritional guidelines and practices for planning meals and snacks in the classroom. This course requires a minimum of four field experience contact hours within early childhood education settings.

Lecture Hours: 4.5
Lab Hours: 0.0
Internship Hours: 0.0
Clinical or Practicum Hours: 0.0

Course Objectives

Explain the interrelatedness of health, safety, and nutrition for a young child in the early childhood education setting.
Identify practices which will assess, appraise and promote “good” health and nutrition in young children in the early childhood education setting.
Discuss the infectious process and effective control of communicable diseases and acute illnesses in the early childhood education setting.
Recognize the principles to implement in creating and managing a safe early childhood education environment.
Explain how to handle abuse and neglect in the early childhood education setting.
Identify appropriate education experiences for teaching young children “appropriate” safety practices.
Develop an awareness and appreciation of the likenesses and differences among children, families, and colleagues.

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