Advanced Health, Safety and Nutrition IT/SN (ECED 2315)

This course focuses on the advanced health, hygiene and safety of infants and toddlers and children who need extra support in childcare settings. Students will analyze children's rights including cultural and individual needs, abuse indicators and vulnerabilities of infants and toddlers and children with exceptionalities.
Course code: ECED 2315
Credits: 2.0
Length: 40.0 hours
Course outline: view https://www.vcc.ca/vccphp/courseoutline?subject=ECED&number=2315
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  • 1. Prevention, intervention, and assessment strategies to promote health, hygiene, illness management and injury/accident mitigation specific to infants, toddlers and children with extra support needs
  • 2. Children's rights regarding health, safety, and nutrition in a child care context
  • 3. Abuse and neglect in infants, toddlers and children requiring extra support: identification and report
  • 4. Food Safe procedures in meal planning and adaptation of meal plans for children with specific nutritional needs
  • 5. Ways of incorporating knowledge of health, safety and nutrition policies and practice into program planning

This course is offered as part of a VCC program only.

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