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College of the Redwoods
CURRICULUM PROPOSAL
--Attach the Course Outline-1. Division/Center: Academic and Transfer Programs
2. Program and Course Number ECE
6CH
3. Course Title: Child Health, Safety, and Nutrition
4. ____ New (If new, are you deleting a course?) Course to be deleted:_________________
__X
Change (Indicate current status and proposed changes on "Summary of Curriculum Changes" form)
__X
Check here if catalog description is being changed.
_____ Delete (Reason for deletion:)
5. Of what approved program is this course a part? Early Childhood Education
(see list of approved programs and TOPS Codes)TOPS Code 1305.00
Is the course a "required course"?__X__ an "additional requirement"?_ (In a certificate or degree program)
6. Provide evidence that this course/revision is needed (purpose of proposal).
The Advancing Careers in Child Development Project, in collaboration with the Commission on Teacher
Credentialing and the California Community College Chancellor’s Office, has just released new competencies
which college courses are supposed to address in their content.
7. Describe the students who will enroll (include estimated number).
Students will enroll in this course who are pursuing an Associate of Science Degree in Early Childhood
Education, or a Child Development Permit or are attempting to meet Community Care Licensing
requirements to be a teacher in a child care and development program. Student enrollment will range from
20 - 40.
8. Parallel courses--what is the relation of this course to existing courses (modify/overlap/replace)?
None
9. Capital Outlay: Describe the equipment for this class.
Presently have: Videos, resource books, and periodicals.
Need to acquire: (include cost) Nothing.
10. Staffing implications (Associate or Full-time faculty) _Full-time or associate faculty.
Instructional Aide required? How many hours per week? None required
11. Learning Resource Implications (new courses only)
Does the college have adequate learning resources to support the proposed course, or can the necessary
resources be acquired within the existing budget?
Yes ________
No _______Please attach the "Learning Resource Supplement" to the Course Proposal form.
12. Facility Implications: (Unless otherwise stated, it is assumed this course can be offered District-wide.)
Where Scheduled? District-wide
When Scheduled? Semester(s) Fall Semester in Eureka, varies on other campuses
Day __X__ Evening __X__
13. Special Fees __$0__
14. Special Student Expenses (i.e., equipment, clothing, tools, etc.): $0
15. Submitted by Sydney Fisher Larson
Tel. Ext. 4338
16. Submitting Division/Center Review _______________________
Date 4/28/00
Date _________________
17. Division/Center Review ________________________________
Date _________________
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18. Division/Center Review ________________________________
Approved by Curriculum Committee ________
Date _________________
11/9/01 __________________
SUMMARY OF CURRICULUM CHANGES
FEATURES
OLD
NEW
Grading Standard
Prerequisites
Corequisites
Recommended
Preparation
Repeatability Maximum Enrollments
Repeatability Maximum Units
Maximum Class Size
TLUs
Lectures Hours
Lab Hours
Method of Instruction
Units
Other
Additions to course content.
If any of the listed features have been modified in the new proposal, indicate the "old" (current) information and
proposed changes.
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College of the Redwoods
COURSE OUTLINE
DATE 10/10/01
PROGRAM AND COURSE NUMBER: ECE 6CH
FORMER NUMBER (If previously offered) ____ECE 6A_____
COURSE TITLE Child Health, Safety, and Nutrition
I. CATALOG AND OUTLINE
1. CATALOG DESCRIPTION:
A study of methods to ensure child care and development programs are safe and promote child health and
nutrition. Students will review procedures for preventing infectious illness and injury, and examine written
health policies. Course material covers mandated reporting of child abuse and neglect. Students will
consider how issues of cultural diversity and full inclusion affect program health, safety, and nutrition.
NOTE:
2.
COURSE OUTLINE:
% of Classroom Hours
Spent on Each Topic
20%
5%
15%
5%
5%
5%
15%
10%
10%
5%
5%
Health policies
Illness and injury prevention
Clean, healthy, safe environments
“Universal Precautions”
Emergency resources and procedures
Documentation required for health and safety
Child abuse and neglect
Food service programs
Parent and staff training
Referrals to medical services
Identification and referral of children with special needs
II. PREREQUISITES
Prerequisite?
No
X
Corequisite?
No
X
Recommended Preparation?
No
X
Yes _____________________
(course)
Yes _____________________
(course)
Yes _____________________
(course)
Rationale for Prerequisite, Corequisite, Recommended
Preparation__________________________________________________
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III. OUTCOMES AND ASSESSMENTS
1. COURSE OUTCOMES/OBJECTIVES:
List the primary instructional objectives of the class. Formulate some of them in terms of specific measurable
student accomplishments, e.g., specific knowledge and/or skills to be attained as a result of completing this course.
For degree-applicable courses, include objectives in the area of "critical thinking." Upon successful completion of
this course, the students will be able to:
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Develop and implement written program health policies: managing illness (inclusion and exclusion of
ill staff and children), procedures for medical and disaster emergencies, and medication policies.
Explain methods of illness and injury prevention.
Create and maintain a clean, safe, and healthy environment with regular safety checks, timely repair
of hazards, and implementation of playground safety regulations.
Demonstrate an understanding of and implement a written policy on “universal precautions.”
Explain the need for and implement emergency resources and procedures as needed including the
need for early childhood educators to stay with children in major disasters until children are picked
up by families.
Demonstrate a knowledge of how to maintain documents related to safety including child emergency
information and records of fire and other emergency drills.
Implement a full understanding of issues related to child abuse and neglect, including signs and
symptoms of parent stress leading to abuse, signs of abuse and neglect, mandated reporting laws and
procedures, culturally relevant information about children and understanding of parenting issues
related to children with typical and atypical development.
Implement a food service program that reflects the food and eating styles of families enrolled in the
program, the special needs of specific children, and meet the Child Care Food Program guidelines to
good nutrition and food safety.
Provide timely, culturally relevant, and inclusive information to staff and parents regarding health,
safety, food handling, snack and meal preparation, emergency procedures, and communicable
illnesses through resource libraries, newsletters, meetings, or in-service training.
Recognize and identify typical and a-typical development in order to refer children for medical or
early intervention evaluation when appropriate.
Demonstrate participation in team assessment of and team service meetings about children with risk
factors.
2. COLLEGE LEVEL CRITICAL THINKING TASKS/ASSIGNMENTS:
Degree applicable courses must include critical thinking tasks/assignments. This section need not be completed for
non-credit courses. Describe how the course requires students to independently analyze, synthesize, explain, assess,
anticipate and/or define problems, formulate and assess solutions, apply principles to new situations, etc.
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Analyze child care & development program health policies & child health history forms.
Assess indoor and outdoor environments and child care program practices to ensure child health and
safety.
Evaluate family situations and make appropriate referrals to health and nutrition services.
Develop menus, determine amounts of food to be serves and calculate income vs. expenditures required
to meet CCFP guidelines.
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3. ASSESSMENT
Degree applicable courses must have a minimum of one response in category A, B, or C. If category A is not
checked, the department must explain why substantial writing assignments are an inappropriate basis for at least part
of the grade.
A. This course requires a minimum of two substantial (500 words each) written assignments which demonstrate
standard English usage (grammar, punctuation, and vocabulary) and proper paragraph and essay development. In
grading these assignments, instructors shall use, whenever possible, the English Department’s rubric for grading the
ENGL 150 exit essay. Substantial writing assignments, including:
essay exam(s)
X term or other paper(s)
___ laboratory report(s)
X written homework
__ reading report(s)
X other (specify) analysis of health policies, portfolios
If the course is degree applicable, substantial writing assignments in this course are inappropriate because:
__ The course is primarily computational in nature.
__ The course primarily involves skill demonstrations or problem solving.
__ Other rationale (explain) __________________________________
B.
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Computational or Non-computational problem-solving demonstrations, including:
exam(s)
__ quizzes
__ homework problems
laboratory report(s)
__ field work
other (specify) Develop menus to meet CCFP guidelines
C.
Skill demonstrations, including:
__ class performance(s)
__ field work
X other (specify) environmental health and safety checklists
__ performance exam(s)
D. Objective examinations, including:
__ multiple choice
__ true/false
__ matching items
__ completion
__ other (specify) ________________________________________
E.
Other (specify) Portfolio assessment to demonstrate mastery of competencies.
NOTE: A course grade may not be based solely on attendance.
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IV. TEXTS AND MATERIALS
APPROPRIATE TEXTS AND MATERIALS:
(Indicate textbooks that may be required or recommended, including alternate texts that may be used.)
Text(s)
Title: Healthy Young Children: A Manual for Programs
X Required
Edition: 1995 Edition
X Alternate
Author: Kendrick et al, Editors
X Recommended
Publisher: NAEYC
Date Published: 1995
(Additional required, alternate, or recommended texts should be listed on a separate sheet and attached.)
For degree applicable courses the adopted texts have been certified to be college-level:
__X___ Yes.
Basis for determination:
______ is used by two or more four-year colleges or universities (certified by the Division Dean or Center
Dean)
OR
______
______ No
has been certified by the LAC as being of college level using the Coleman and Dale-Chall
Readability Index Scale.
Request for Exception Attached.
REQUIRED READING, WRITING, AND OTHER OUTSIDE OF CLASS ASSIGNMENTS:
Over an 16-week presentation of the course, 3.38 hours per week are required for each unit of credit. ALL Degree
Applicable Credit classes must treat subject matter with a scope and intensity which require the student to study
outside of class. Two hours of independent work done out of class are required for each hour of lecture. Lab and
activity classes must also require some outside of class work. Outside of the regular class time the students in this
class do the following:
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Study
Answer questions
Skill practice
Required reading
Problem solving activity or exercise
Written work (essays/compositions/report/analysis/research)
Journal (reaction and evaluation of class, done on a continuing basis throughout the semester)
Observation of or participation in an activity related to course content (e.g., play, museum, concert,
debate, meeting, etc.)
Other (specify) Develop portfolio
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V. TECHNICAL INFORMATION
1. Contact Hours Per Week: (Indicate
"TOTAL" hours if less than semester length)
Lecture:
__2+__ Weekly 36 TOTAL
(May be offered increased hours for fewer weekswill vary by campus.)
Lab:
_______ Weekly ______ TOTAL
No. of Weeks S (S = semester length)
(Use Request for Exception sheet to justify
more-than-minimum required hours.)
5. Recommended Maximum Class Size 35
6. Transferability X CSU _____ UC
List two UC/CSU campuses with similar courses
(include course #s)
CSU Stan. HLTH 4200 CSU-Chico HCSV 260
Articulation with UC requested ______
7. Grading Standard
X Letter Grade Only
______CR/NC Only
______Grade-CR/NC Option
Grade-CR/NC Option Criteria:
______Introductory
______1st course in sequence
______Exploratory
Units 2 or
Variable Unit Range ______
2. TLUs 3
3.
Does course fulfill a General Education
requirement? (For existing courses only;
for new courses, use GE Application Form)
_____ Yes
X
8. Is course repeatable ______ Yes
X No
If so, repeatable to a maximum of:
______Total Enrollments
______Total Units
(Use Request for Exception sheet to justify repeatability.)
No
If yes, in what G.E. area?
AA/AS Area _________
CSU/GE Area _________
IGETC Area _________
9. SAM Classification C
Course Classification I
4. Method of Instruction:
X Lecture
_____ Lab
_____ Lecture/Lab
_____ Independent Study
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