vcc.ca
ECCE 2315: Advanced Health, Safety and Nutrition IT/SN
Effective date
May 2025
Department
Early Childhood Care and Edu
School
Arts and Sciences
Description
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.
Credits
2.0
Year of study
2nd Year Post-secondary
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Explain prevention, intervention and assessment strategies that promote health and hygiene, illness management and injury/accident mitigation specific to infants, toddlers and to children with exceptionalities
- Incorporate children's rights regarding health, safety and nutrition in a childcare context
- Practice food safe procedures in all meal planning and adapt meal plans for children with specific nutritional needs
- Identify and report abuse or neglect in young children
- Apply knowledge of health, safety and nutrition policies (assessing, managing and reposting illness and injuries) and practice with the focus on preventive practice related to infants, toddlers and children who need extra support
Prior Learning Assessment & Recognition (PLAR)
None
Hours
Lecture, Online, Seminar, Tutorial: 40
Clinical, Lab, Rehearsal, Shop, Kitchen, Simulation, Studio: 0
Practicum, Self-Paced, Individual Learning: 0
Total Hours: 40
Clinical, Lab, Rehearsal, Shop, Kitchen, Simulation, Studio: 0
Practicum, Self-Paced, Individual Learning: 0
Total Hours: 40
Instructional Strategies
Lectures, guest speakers, field trips, group work, discussions, debates, SECD Resources
(Science of Early Child Development teaching resources for post secondary training institutions).
(Science of Early Child Development teaching resources for post secondary training institutions).
Grading System
Letter Grade (A-F)
Passing grade
C-
Evaluation Plan
|
Type |
Percentage |
Assessment activity |
|
Assignments |
30 |
Case Study |
|
Assignments |
35 |
Adapted Meal Plan |
|
Project |
35 |
|
Course topics
- 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
Notes:
- Course contents and descriptions, offerings and schedules are subject to change without notice.
- Students are required to follow all College policies including ones that govern their educational experience at VCC. Policies are available on the VCC website at:
https://www.vcc.ca/about/governance--policies/policies/. - To find out if there are existing transfer agreements for this course, visit the BC Transfer Guide at https://www.bctransferguide.ca.