ECE* 176 Health Safety & Nutrition

Credits: 3

This course explores the issues of health, safety and nutrition in relation to the normal growth and development of young children. Emphasis is placed on recognition and measurement of normal growth patterns, principles of good nutrition, hygiene, health maintenance and illness prevention, and the importance of physical activity. Safety practices as they apply to early childhood settings are also studied, including playground safety, poisons, fire safety, and violence prevention. Understanding cultural issues and special needs of individual children are addressed as aspects of health and safety.