PLA - ECE: Health, Safety, & Nutrition

This is a Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) to test out of the actual course. This PLA is comprised of a portfolio of your work or essay-style answers which will be scored individually by the instructor. There is a non-refundable fee to take this exam. Upon payment, you will be enrolled in Blackboard where you will see directions for submitting your responses and some tips for success. You must score an 80% or better for credit to be awarded. This 3-credit course examines the topics of health, safety, and nutrition within the context of the early childhood educational setting. Course competencies include: integrate strategies that support diversity, cultural responsiveness, and anti-bias perspectives; examine governmental regulations and professional standards as they apply to health, safety, and nutrition; plan a safe early childhood environment; plan a healthy early childhood environment; plan nutritionally sound menus; examine child abuse and neglect issues and mandates; describe Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) risk reduction strategies, describe strategies to prevent the occurrence of Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS); incorporate health, safety, and nutrition concepts into the children's curriculum. PLA Portfolio (or extended response answers). $90 non-refundable fee.

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