Health, Safety, and Nutrition

Special Textbook Consideration: While this is an excellent textbook and highly used in early childhood programs across Canada, it is an American publication. As such, some of the contents will reflect American policies and procedures about first aid, food guides, etc. Relevant Canadian information and resources have been added to the preambles to each of the units within this course package. It is important to be familiar with local regulations and Canadian content. However, in cases where there are conflicts between the Canadian-sourced information provided in the course materials and the American-sourced information found in the textbook, both types of responses will be accepted as correct. As specified in the instruction package, ensure that you paraphrase and cite your sources when referring to the textbook or an external reputable source.

Sometimes students will have a different edition. If this is the case, you will still be able to find the required answers under the related topic area, but page numbers and chapters may be different.

This course utilizes the “North American Edition” section of the Science of Early Childhood Development (SECD) website. Canadian early childhood professionals created the SECD website as a “living textbook,” constantly evolving based on current practices and research. This online resource is split into sections and topics, much like a hardcopy textbook would be. The website is a rich resource of relevant, current and reputable academic papers and articles, in-depth subject exploration, expert interviews, videos of English and French-Canadian classrooms and educators, videos of international classrooms and educators, and interactive quizzes and games. The content will help you reinforce and expand on course content and in many cases, be required to directly answer assignment questions.