CDEV1530 Health, Safety and Nutrition
This course will guide the student in obtaining skills needed to establish and maintain a physically and psychologically safe and healthy learning environment for young children. The student will identify key components that ensure physical health, mental health, and safety for both children and staff. Topics include preventing illness and accidents, handling emergencies, providing health, safety, and nutrition educational experiences, meeting children's basic nutritional needs, child abuse, and current health-related issues. This course does NOT include CPR or first aid certification.
Prerequisite
Qualifying score on writing assessment test OR
ENGL1021 or
ENGL1026
Course Requirements and Evaluation
Refer to Course Syllabus for detailed information regarding the requirements and evaluation standards for this course. The Course Syllabus will be distributed the first week of the course.
Learning Outcomes
The following outcomes will be addressed in the course:
Examine the characteristics of an early childhood program that supports the healthy physical development of young children
Prepare developmentally appropriate learning experiences for the young child in regards to health, safety and nutrition
Analyze health requirements, symptoms of common illness and environmental hazards as well as universal precautions to limit the spread of disease and incident of injury
Evaluate early childhood environments that are physically and psychologically safe and healthy for young children
Examine the educator’s role as a mandated reporter
Analyze signs of child abuse and neglect
Explain how daily health checks can be used to teach children about their health
Describe universal precautions to limit the spread of diseases and incident of injury
Examine environmental factors that affect a child’s health
Text and References
A list of textbooks required for this course is available at the bookstore.
Course Scheduling
The scheduled hours of instruction include sixteen hours for each lecture credit, thirty two hours for each lab credit and forty hours for each credit of supervised occupational experience (SOE). Lecture credit may include formal or impromptu lectures, demonstrations or discussions with the entire class or with small groups or individuals. Refer to the Credit Details section of this course outline for the credit breakdown.
Accommodations Statement
Disability Services assists students with disabilities who need accommodations to access programs, services and college activities. If this applies to you, please contact the DS Office on your campus to initiate the accommodations process.
Brooklyn Park Campus - 763-488-2477
Eden Prairie Campus – 952-995-1544
Campus
Brooklyn Park Campus and Eden Prairie Campus: 952-995-1300
Credit Details