Course description
This course will address the interrelationship of health, safety, and nutrition for children of all ages and age groups. Students will examine current legislation, agency policies, and evidence-informed practices to develop and maintain health, safety, and nutrition practices that emphasize prevention and recognition of illness and injury to individual and groups of children in early learning and care settings. Students will discuss the importance of self-care and the relationship to their own health and well-being as an educator. In addition, students will develop and evaluate healthy and safe early learning practices that combine to establish diverse, equitable, and accessible learning opportunities for children and their families.
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Ends: Dec. 15, 2024
Registration dates
Not all courses are offered each term.
Fall 2024 registration opens July 22, 2024. Winter 2025 registration opens November 4, 2024.Delivery options
In person: classes held in person on a campus/site in a classroom/lab/shop/studio for the course duration
Online - Asynchronous: 100% online delivery, no scheduled day or time course requirements with the instructor, assigned due dates
Online - Synchronous: 100% online delivery, scheduled day and time course requirements with the instructor, assigned due dates
Hybrid: any combination of in person, timetabled, on campus, online, and hyflex delivery