As teachers or childcare workers, creating a healthy environment should be our top priority. For this assignment, address ways to create a plan that addresses the guidelines pertaining to health, safety, and nutrition in the school, classroom, or childcare setting.
For this benchmark, imagine you are the director of a new birth through Pre-K childcare center. You have been asked to submit a 7-10 page Childcare Setting Health, Safety, and Nutrition Plan including table of contents and references for state approval. Use the information and assignments gathered throughout this course to inform this assignment.
Choose an age range: Birth-8 months, 9-12 months, 13-24 months, or 25-36 months in which to identify the expected readiness for learning based on the selected age range and developmental stage.
Include the following sections in your plan:
Table of Contents
Health Policies on the following:
Safety Policies on the following:
Operational Protocol
Environment
Nutrition
Instructional Planning
Support your plan with 3-5 scholarly resources.
While APA style format is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and in-text citations and references should be presented using documentation guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
This assignment uses a rubric. Review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. A link to the LopesWrite Technical Support Articles is located in Class Resources if you need assistance.
Benchmark Information
This benchmark assignment assesses the following programmatic competencies:
BS Early Childhood Education
1.1: Create developmentally appropriate instruction that addresses young children’s characteristics and needs, including strengths, interests, and needs that enable each student to advance and accelerate his or her learning. [NAEYC 1a; InTASC 1(a), 1(b), 1(e), 1(d), 1(i), 1(j), 2(a), 2(b), 2(f), 2(g), 2(h), 2(l), 3(i); ISTE-T 1a]
1.2: Identify readiness for learning while taking into account the multiple influences (cognitive, linguistic, social, emotional, and/or physical) on early development and learning. [NAEYC 1b; InTASC 1(e), 1(f), 1(h), 2(m)]
1.6: Plan for children’s development and learning as a collaborative activity with the input of students, colleagues, families, and the larger community. [NAEYC 2c; InTASC 1(c), 1(k), 3(c); ISTE-T 3b, ISTE-T 3c; MC2, MC4]