Required Resources
- Robertson, C. (2013). Safety, nutrition, and health in early education (5th ed.). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth/Cengage Learning.
- Chapter 2, “Creating Safe Environments” (pp. 45–48 and 64–81)
- Chapter 3, “Indoor Safety” (pp. 86–130)
- Chapter 4, “Outdoor Safety” (pp. 134–154)
- Chapter 1, “A Holistic Approach to Wellness in Early Childhood Education” (pp. 24–38
Web Site:
- National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care and Early Education
Optional Resources
Articles:
- Glassy, D., Romano, J., & Committee on Early Childhood, Adoption, and Dependent Care. (2003). Selecting appropriate toys for young children: The pediatrician?s role. Pediatrics, 111(4), 911?913. Retrieved from
- National Association for the Education of Young Children. (2008). Good toys for young children. Retrieved November 18, 2008, from
- Smith, C. A. (1987). Toy safety. Retrieved from National Network for Child Care:
- Goodson, B., & Bronson, M. (1993). Which toy for which child: A consumer’s guide for selecting suitable toys (ages birth through five) [Pamphlet]. Retrieved from U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission:
Web Sites:
- About Anaphylaxis
- American Academy of Pediatrics: Parenting Corner Q & A: Anaphylaxis
- National Program for Playground Safety
- Playground Safety
- Safe Kids Worldwide
Content Review
Directions:
- Respond to each item. Each response should be concise and between two and three paragraphs in length.
- Use MS Word to write your responses, and submit your answers to all three questions in one Word document.
- Copy and paste each question within the document, so that your Instructor can see which question you are responding to.
- As a professional in the field of early childhood, you must consider all possible strategies for preventing injuries to children. The “ABCs of Childhood Injuries” is a conceptual tool described in your text (pp. 64–68) that can help you assess causal factors of injuries and assist you in taking steps to prevent them. Use this tool to analyze an example of a real-life injury that has occurred to a child in an early childhood setting. (If you do not know of a real-life example, imagine a hypothetical one.) Describe the accident in terms of its “accessories,” “behaviors,” and “conditions.” What modifications in the conditions or behaviors could you apply to the situation in order to prevent this kind of injury from happening again?
- Locate and read through your state’s licensing regulations on this page of the National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care and Early Education’s Web site: http://nrckids.org/STATES/states.htm. Summarize your state’s regulations on three important safety issues, such as medical records of children, records required for caregivers, or sanitation guidelines. (If you have a choice of regulations for different kinds of facilities, focus on the facility in which you would like to work.) In your view, are these regulations strict enough? Are they too strict? Explain your answer, citing specific examples to support your position.
- “Falls from playground equipment,” writes Robertson, “are the leading cause of injury in early childhood education environments” (2013, p. 134). Review the SAFE concepts as described on pages 150–155 of your text, and summarize the components of a SAFE playground or outdoor play space. Think of playgrounds in any early childhood environment with which you are familiar. Identify at least two features of the playground area or equipment that are hazardous. How would you use the SAFE concepts to improve these condition?
