Point Mar Case Study – Childhood Obesity Introduction The needs assessment of a community offers an accurate portrait of the community’s health to assist in the prioritization of prevention activities and build coalitions to make improvements and address existing problems (CDC‚ 2013). The needs assessment of the Vista County showed an economically poor county with six cities‚ largest being Point Mar‚ a port city with certain potential health issues. One of the health issues which is the focus of
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PGC402A – ASSIGNMENT 01 HANNAH SYKES – 36302813 | | |TABLE OF CONTENTS | | | |INTRODUCTION
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Importance of Health and safety in early childhood When opening a centre one of the most important things is Health and Safety. Making sure that the children‚ families and teachers are in a safe and healthy environment is paramount. The centre should ensure that all teachers and management have the same expectations regarding health and safety‚ that’s why it is important that everyone reads the Licensing Criteria for Early Childhood and Care Centres 2008 which clearly states the high standard
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to young children’s experiences and well-being‚ as well as a powerful integrative framework for research. This review surveys major conceptual tools that shed light on different aspects of early childhood transitions. The objectives are twofold: 1) to review major research perspectives on early childhood transitions and 2) to identify significant trends (and gaps) in the knowledge base of scholarly as well as professional studies. The findings of the review point to the value of widening perspectives
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Great Early Childhood Program By Juetta E. Potter A great Early Childhood program for infants‚ toddlers‚ preschoolers and school age children would be a program that participates in Kentucky’s STARS for KIDS NOW initiative. This is a one to four star rating system that recognizes centers that go “above and beyond” what licensing and regulations require. This outstanding Early Childhood program would employ only individuals who follow the NAEYC standards for Early Childhood Professionals
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or she has acquired (Vygotsky). This simple phrase is meant to carry the notion that observation and documentation is key in understanding young children as learners. Observation and documentation of children has been an important part of early childhood teaching throughout history (Stuart Reifel‚ 2011). In the early nineteenth-century German educator Friedrich Froebel encouraged all kindergarten teachers to observe the children in their care in order to understand the ways in which children think
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To whom it may concern: As your constituent‚ I ask you to support and expand access to high--quality early care and education for Infants and Toddlers. High-quality care and education is fundamental for children in their primary years of life when they are first learning and discovering. Infants and toddlers need early care and educators who have specific knowledge of the development of infants and toddlers‚ offer a reliable relationship‚ respond to their individual needs‚ and cultivate their growth
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Parenting and Education during early childhood Psy/280 Jan 4‚ 2012 Tra Ahia Parenting and Education during early childhood This paper will discuss various forms of caregivers‚ parenting styles‚ and early childhood education. Topics covered are: • Evaluate the different types of parenting styles and their influence on development during infancy and early childhood. • Compare and contrast at least two different kinds of caregivers and the positive and/or negative
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In early childhood‚ children are frequently mentioned as preschoolers. In this stage‚ preschool kids learn to become more independent and do things for themselves. Moreover‚ children between 2-5-years-old are excited about learning and obtaining their knowledge through experimenting‚ imagining‚ learning‚ and interacting with others. It is very important to know that the preschool years are the principle age for children to develop. To know more about child development‚ we created a preschool to deep
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enjoy playing games and making sure that the kids are having fun as well. I like being able to be a positive influence on them even in the smallest way. In the future‚ I hope to become a preschool teacher to help children learn new things. Early childhood would be the best fit for me as I can interact with young children better than older children. Being able to teach children would be an awarding and exciting experience in my life. I started out babysitting for my three neighbor’s children over three
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