Nutrition, Health and Safety Training for Early Childhood Educators

Nutrition, Health and Safety Training for Early Childhood EducatorsTitle Slide1Nutrition, Health and Safety Training for Early Childhood Educators

WellnessHealthy DietExerciseSufficient SleepHealth CareImmunizationsSafe Environment

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Nutrition, Health and Safety Training for Early Childhood EducatorsThree building blocks of wellnessNutritionHealthSafetyPurpose Statement3NutritionServe safe & healthy foodsServe child-friendly foods

Nutrition, Health and Safety Training for Early Childhood EducatorsDevelopment of well-defined practices for an early learning environment4HealthEncourage proper hand-washingEncourage Immunizations

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5SafetyEstablish a safe classroom environmentEnforce safety rulesMonitor the children

Nutrition, Health and Safety Training for Early Childhood EducatorsDevelopment of well-defined practices for an early learning environment contd6

Developmentally Appropriate PracticesHands-on approachTeacher modelingAge appropriate activities

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Hands-on StrategiesPlant a class gardenTake a field tripInclude cooking activities

Nutrition, Health and Safety Training for Early Childhood Educatorsdevelopmentally appropriate practices contd8According to the National Association for Sport and Physical Education (2010), all children from birth to age 5 should engage daily in physical activity that promotes movement skillfulness and foundations of health-related fitness.Learning Activities

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Nutrition, Health and Safety Training for Early Childhood EducatorsProgram suggestionsInclude activities that enforce:Physical ActivityPhysical FitnessHealthNutritionSafetyFind resources on the internet:LessonPlanPage.comPECentral.orgNutritionExplorations.orgMyPyramid.govLearning activities contd10Safe EnvironmentEffective Classroom ManagementRegular Safety RoutinesDaily SchedulesToileting and Hand-washing ProceduresAppropriate SupervisionClassroom Safety Rules

Nutrition, Health and Safety Training for Early Childhood EducatorsEnsuring a safe & healthy environment11Involve & EngagePartner with parentsOffer resourcesHost health fairs & carnivals

Nutrition, Health and Safety Training for Early Childhood EducatorsInvolve families12

Children are the living messages we send to a time we will not see. John W. WhiteheadNutrition, Health and Safety Training for Early Childhood EducatorsEarly Childhood Programs must provide, model, & encourage:Healthy dietExerciseSufficient SleepHealth CareImmunizationsSafe EnvironmentConclusion 13Hot Chalk, Inc. (1996 2010). Physical education and health lesson plans grades prek-1. Retrieved May 21, 2010, from http://www.lessonplanspage.com/PEK1.htm

National Dairy Council (2010). Nutrition explorations. Retrieved May 21, 2010, from http://www.nutritionexplorations.org/ educators/lessons/chef-combo/chef-combo.asp?tab=1

National Association for Sport and Physical Education (2010). Active start: a statement of physical activity guidelines for children from birth to age 5, 2nd edition. Retrieved on May 21, 2010 from http://www.aahperd.org/naspe/standards/nationalGuidelines /ActiveStart.cfmReferencesNutrition, Health and Safety Training for Early Childhood EducatorsReferences 14References contdSorte, J., Daeschel, I., & Amador, C. (2011). Nutrition, health, and safety for young children., Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.

United States Department of Agriculture (May 12, 2010). My pyramid for preschoolers. Retrieved on May 21, 2010 from http://www.mypyramid.gov/preschoolers/index.html

Ring Around The Rosie retrieved from freesound.org

All photos were retrieved from Google images

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