If you do well in this course, you will be able to:
- Identify stages of physical growth of children, and practices which meet their changing needs
- List and apply positive health routines for children within the framework of the early childhood program
- Outline appropriate meal planning practices for young children
- Identify common childhood diseases, and plan appropriate responses to their onset
- Create child-centered activities to promote conceptual understanding in children of self-care in the areas of
health, safety and nutrition
- Define and discuss child abuse, identification of symptoms, and appropriate response to it
- Discuss the importance of child abuse identification and mandatory reporting responsibilities
- Identify and apply appropriate learning standards as they relate to early childhood education