ECE HSW1
Issued by
Heartland Community College
Earners can articulate components of a safe and healthy environment.
- Type Validation
- Level Foundational
- Time Hours
- Cost Paid
Earning Criteria
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Describe the factors in the environment essential to health and safety, for example: • Outlines signs of abuse and neglect and ways to document abuse and neglect
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Describe strategies to maintain a safe and risk-free indoor environment for children in which hazards are identified, risks assessed, and threats responded to with appropriate corrective action
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Outline appropriate food preparation and handling procedures.
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Outline emergency, medical, and first aid procedures
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Outline factors that contribute to ongoing wellness (for example providing instructions and required documentation for administration of different medicines and approved medical treatments and health appraisals).
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Describe practices that contribute to contagious disease prevention and procedures.
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Provide an overview of nutritional practices (requirements, feeding practices and strategies)
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Outline ethical and confidential record keeping strategies related to health and safety (risk analysis documentation, accident reports, etc.)
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Compile a comprehensive overview of standards and regulations related to health and safety (e.g., DCFS guidelines).
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Articulate components of various regulations that support the rights of children with developmental delays and disabilities (e.g., IDEA).
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CHLD 228/CHLD202
Standards
Identify and follow relevant laws such as reporting child abuse and neglect, health and safety practices, and the rights of children with developmental delays and disabilities
Reflect upon and integrate into practice professional guidelines such as national, state, or local standards and regulations and position statements from professional associations as appropriate for the role/ designation in the profession
Identify the basic elements of professional guidelines such as national, state, or local standards and regulations and position statements from professional associations