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Health, Nutrition and Safety in Early Childhood

father making dinner with his young children
EDUC X 321.59

This online course covers guidelines for creating a safe and healthy environment for the young child, including emergency preparedness, health and public safety issues, and the nutritional needs of young children.

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Spring

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What you can learn.

Identify professional and licensing requirements for health and safety
Evaluate food guides and standards
Create safe environments for young children indoors, outdoors, on trips, and for water play

About This Course

This course covers guidelines for creating a safe and healthy environment for the young child, including emergency preparedness (fire, earthquake, first aid), health and public health-related issues, and the nutritional needs of children. Applies toward Title 22 Regulations and Title 5 Child Development Permits; recommended elective for both the Early Childhood Lead Teacher Certificate and/or Early Childhood Administration Certificate. 

This course applies toward the following programs

certificate Gain the essential knowledge needed to become a Lead Teacher or Master Teacher in a preschool or child-care setting, for children ages birth to five. This online certificate, when combined with our ECE Associate Teacher certificate, meets the 24 ECE/CD semester units needed for advanced Child Development teaching permits and Transitional Kindergarten ECE units.

Gain the essential knowledge needed to become a Lead Teacher or Master Teacher in a preschool or child-care setting, for children ages birth to five. This online certificate, when combined with our ECE Associate Teacher certificate, meets the 24 ECE/CD semester units needed for advanced Child Development teaching permits and Transitional Kindergarten ECE units.