10-307-167 ECE: HEALTH SAFETY & NUTRITION...This 3-credit course examines the topics of health,
safety, and nutrition within the context of the early childhood educational setting. Course competencies
include: integrate strategies that support diversity, cultural responsiveness, and anti-bias perspectives;
examine governmental regulations and professional standards as they apply to health, safety, and
nutrition; plan a safe early childhood environment; plan a healthy early childhood environment; plan
nutritionally sound menus; examine child abuse and neglect issues and mandates; describe Sudden
Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) risk reduction strategies, describe strategies to prevent the occurrence of
Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS); incorporate health, safety, and nutrition concepts into the children's
curriculum.
10-307-179 ECE: CHILD DEVELOPMENT...The 3-credit course examines child development within the
context of the early childhood education setting. Course competencies include: integrate strategies
that support diversity, cultural responsiveness, and anti-bias perspectives; analyze social, cultural, and
economic in uences on child development; summarize child development theories; analyze
development of children ages three through ve; analyze development of children ages ve through
eight; relate child development research ndings to teaching practice; analyze the role of heredity and
the environment; examine the role of brain development in early learning (ages 3-8); examine
developmental and environmental assessment strategies for children ages 3-8.
10-307-110 ECE: SOCIAL STUDIES, ART & MUSIC ...This 3-credit course will focus on beginning level
curriculum development in the speci c integrated content areas of social studies, art, music, &
movement (SSAM).
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