Unit 2 Assignment Ce220

Safe and Healthy Learning Environments

Purpose:

High-quality early learning programs can have a profound effect on children’s development and the families served. It is important to have an understanding of what elements support a high quality safe and healthy learning environment and how to both identify appropriate toys and activities within that environment. This assignment will give you the opportunity to identify the elements of a high quality safe and healthy early learning environment.

DIRECTIONS:

Using the , you will develop a PowerPoint presentation, creating one slide for each of the topics below. Be sure to include your speaker notes in the Notes section below each slide. Include a minimum of two relevant citations throughout your presentation. Your presentation must include:

Slide 1: Title Slide

Slide 2: Define the importance of caregiver qualifications in the early learning environment.

Slide 3: Define the importance of staffing ratios in the early learning environment.

Slide 4: Define the importance of group size and composition in the early learning environment.

Slide 5: Define the importance of program curriculum in the early learning environment.

Slide 6: Define the importance of health services in the early learning environment.

Slide 7: Identify one toy or activity that reinforces the importance of good health and nutrition. Explain how this toy or activity could be used in the early learning environment.

Slide 8: Define the importance of the physical environment, for both indoor and outdoor space (clean, safe, spacious, licensed), in the early learning environment.

Slide 9: Define the importance of food service and nutrition in the early learning environment.

Slide 10: Define the importance of offering opportunities for family involvement and collaboration in the early learning environment.

Slide 11: Define the importance of knowing the individual children and their families and why attention to cultural and linguistic diversity is necessary in the early learning environment.

Slide 12: References

WRITING REQUIREMENTS AND ASSIGNMENT GUIDELINES

Your assignment should be at least twelve slides, and should include the following elements: Title slide, Body Reference slide: Include at least two sources listed in APA format

• Use Arial or Times New Roman 18-point font
• Use APA formatting and citation style
• If you need assistance with APA style, please visit the .

The assignment must be written in Standard English and demonstrate superior organization, including a highly developed viewpoint and purpose. Your notes below each slide in the body of your presentation should be written in complete sentences and paragraphs, supporting the content on each slide. Presentations are visual; therefore, use clear, concise bullet points and avoid crowded slides. Additionally, images and diagrams are wonderful presentation tools, but be sure to include all required citations.