1.  6th Edition  Author – Cathie Robertson  For students who want to become  Preschool teachers  Elementary school teachers  Family child care providers  Nannies ©2016 Cengage Learning.All Rights Reserved.

2. © 2016 Cengage Learning All Rights Reserved.  Holistic Approach  The Environment  Health and Wellness Promotion, Disease Prevention and Risk Management  Providing High-Quality Early Childhood Education Environments for Safety, Nutrition, and Health  Supporting and Engaging Diverse Families  Building Curriculum

3. ©2016 Cengage Learning All Rights Reserved.  The Environment  Physical  Social and Emotional  Cultural  Economic

4.  What are some effects of poverty on children’s lives in terms of safety, nutrition and health? ©2016 Cengage Learning All Rights Reserved.

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6.  Knowledge of developmental aspects and issues help to promote, protect, and prevent risk for children  Teachers need to establish and maintain a healthy environment  Using an holistic approach ©2016 Cengage Learning All Rights Reserved.

7.  Important to be aware of organizations that help promote well-being and prevent harm Healthy People 2020 National Health and Safety Performance Standards for Child Care National Association for the Education of Young Children National Health Education Standards Early Childhood Environmental Rating Scales National Children’s Study Health, Mental Health and Safety Guidelines for Schools ©2016 Cengage Learning All Rights Reserved.

8.  Teachers need to use:  Health promotion  Safety protection  Nutrition education ©2016 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved.

9.  Goal One  Maximizing children’s health and wellness status and managing risk ©2016 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved.

10. Goal Two  Applying guidelines, standards and laws and regulations for the healthy development of children in Early Education 2016 Cengage Learning All Rights Reserved

11.  Goal Three  Supporting Children’s brain development as an integral part of healthy development  Parts of the Brain ©2016 Cengage Learning All Rights Reserved.

12.  Goal Four  Practice Cultural Competence ©2016 Cengage Learning All Rights Reserved

13.  Goal Five  Engaging Diverse Families ©2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved.

14.  Goal six  Using education as a tool to promote health and reduce risk ©2016 Cengage Learning All Rights Reserved

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16.  Teachers:  have adequate training in child development, health and safety  provide sensitive, responsive care  have skills to communicate with parents and promote nurturing  are competent with diverse cultural and language background of children  are adequately compensated

17. ©2016 Cengage Learning All Rights Reserved Cengage  An environment that:  allows for good health and safety  provides good working conditions for caregivers  has adequate child-to-caregiver ratio  has toys and equipment that are age- and developmentally-appropriate  provides adequate nutrition and food safety if providing meals and snacks

18.  Quality in early education can be reflected in the practices of the teachers ©2016 Cengage Learning All Rights Reserved.

19.  What is the reality of quality in early education and child care in the United States? ©2016 Cengage Learning All Rights Reserved.

20.  Welcome me  See me  Show me  Give me time  Accept me  Put me to work  Help me  Inform me  Allow me  Celebrate me  Inspire me ©2016 Cengage Learning All Rights Reserved.