TCH ED 203: Health, Safety, and Nutrition in Early Childhood Education

Course Description

This course is an introduction to wellness in Early Childhood Education grounded in cultural funds of knowledge and community histories of learners and their families. Students examine and act upon systemic inequities related to health, safety, and nutrition; investigate scheduling, procedural, and policy elements related to health, safety, and physical activity/rest; design space elements that nurture physical development, social interactions, and emotional well-being; and create learning experiences that promote health and physical development.