ECE 205 - Health, Safety & Nutrition

Institution:

Luzerne County Community College

Subject:

Early Childhood Education

Description:

This course examines the implementation of health, safety, and nutrition practices in the early childhood setting and the teaching of health, safety, and nutrition. Emphasizing established health, safety and nutritional regulations and practices in children's programs, it stresses the responsibilities of early childhood professionals in the prevention of disease and accident, and the promotion of positive health, safety, and nutrition habits in children. The Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale (ECERS) is examined and used as a tool for assessing the early childhood environment. Exploration (PDE Field Experience Stage 2) experience in a Pre-K-Grade 4 setting for a total of ten hours is an integral part of the course.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

Prerequisites:

ECE 100

Corequisites:

ECE 100

Exclusions:

Level:

Instructional Type:

Lecture

Notes:

Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.luzerne.edu

Phone Number:

(570) 740-0200

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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