ECE 302 Health, Safety and Wellness in Infant/Toddler Environments

This course provides students with both theory and application practices around creating a healthy and safe environment for infants and toddlers. Students will explore the role of the teacher in the learning environment that promotes wellness which include relationship-based care models of practice. Safe outdoor environments, nutrition and culturally responsive interactions with infants/toddlers (within the context of a healthy, safe, collaborative environment) will also be explored. Students will build competency in engaging families through access to health, nutrition, and safety information, supporting an overall goal of supporting the healthy development and learning of young children, prenatal to age three. Pre-requisite(s): EDU 299. Co-requisite(s): None. 5 quarter hours