Required Resources Course Text: Robertson, C. (2013). Safety, nutrition, and health in early education (5th ed.). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth/Cengage Learning. Chapter 2, "Creating Safe Environments" (pp. 45–48 and 64–81) Chapter 3, "Indoor Safety" (pp. 86–130) Chapter 4, "Outdoor Safety" (pp. 134–154) Chapter 1, "A Holistic Approach to Wellness in Early Childhood Education" (pp. 24–38) Web Site: National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care and Early Education http://nrckids.org Optional Resources Articles: Glassy, D., Romano, J., & Committee on Early Childhood, Adoption, and Dependent Care. (2003). Selecting appropriate toys for young children: The pediatrician?s role. Pediatrics, 111 (4), 911?913. Retrieved from http://auth.waldenulibrary.org/ezpws.exe?url=http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=7&hid=112&sid=24418d9c-0816-4acf-a261-6c2444a8dc1d%40sessionmgr114 National Association for the Education of Young Children. (2008). Good toys for young children . Retrieved November 18, 2008, from http://www.naeyc.org/ecp/resources/goodtoys Smith, C. A. (1987). Toy safety . Retrieved from National Network for Child Care: http://www.nncc.org/Health/toy.safety.html Goodson, B., & Bronson, M. (1993). Which toy for which child: A consumer's guide for selecting suitable toys (ages birth through five) [Pamphlet]. Retrieved from U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission: http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/285.pdf Web Sites: About Anaphylaxis http://www.epipen.com/allergicemergencies/allergic-emergency American Academy of Pediatrics: Parenting Corner Q & A: Anaphylaxis http://www.healthychildren.org/English/health-issues/injuries-emergencies/Pages/Anaphylaxis.aspx National Program for Playground Safety http://playgroundsafety.org/ Playground Safety http://kidshealth.org/parent/firstaid_safe/outdoor/playground.html Safe Kids Worldwide http://www.safekids.org Content Review Directions: Respond to each item. Each response should be concise and between two and three paragraphs in length. Use MS Word to write your responses, and submit your answers to all three questions in one Word document. Copy and paste each question within the document, so that your Instructor can see which question you are responding to. As a professional in the field of early childhood, you must consider all possible strategies for preventing injuries to children. The "ABCs of Childhood Injuries" is a conceptual tool described in your text (pp. 64–68) that can help you assess causal factors of injuries and assist you in taking steps to prevent them. Use this tool to analyze an example of a real-life injury that has occurred to a child in an early childhood setting. (If you do not know of a real-life example, imagine a hypothetical one.) Describe the accident in terms of its "accessories," "behaviors," and "conditions." What modifications in the conditions or behaviors could you apply to the situation in order to prevent this kind of injury from happen.

1. Required Resources
Course Text:
Robertson, C. (2013).
Safety, nutrition, and health in early education
(5th ed.). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth/Cengage Learning.
Chapter 2, "Creating Safe Environments" (pp. 45–48 and 64–81)
Chapter 3, "Indoor Safety" (pp. 86–130)
Chapter 4, "Outdoor Safety" (pp. 134–154)
Chapter 1, "A Holistic Approach to Wellness in Early
Childhood Education" (pp. 24–38)
Web Site:
National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care
and Early Education
http://nrckids.org
Optional Resources
Articles:
Glassy, D., Romano, J., & Committee on Early Childhood,
Adoption, and Dependent Care. (2003). Selecting appropriate
toys for young children: The pediatrician?s role.
Pediatrics, 111
(4), 911?913. Retrieved from
http://auth.waldenulibrary.org/ezpws.exe?url=http://web.ebscoh
ost.com/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=7&hid=112&sid=24418
d9c-0816-4acf-a261-6c2444a8dc1d%40sessionmgr114
National Association for the Education of Young Children.
(2008).
Good toys for young children
. Retrieved November 18, 2008, from
http://www.naeyc.org/ecp/resources/goodtoys
Smith, C. A. (1987).
Toy safety
. Retrieved from National Network for Child Care:
http://www.nncc.org/Health/toy.safety.html
Goodson, B., & Bronson, M. (1993).
Which toy for which child: A consumer's guide for selecting

2. suitable toys (ages birth through five)
[Pamphlet]. Retrieved from U.S. Consumer Product Safety
Commission:
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/285.pdf
Web Sites:
About Anaphylaxis
http://www.epipen.com/allergicemergencies/allergic-emergency
American
Academy
of Pediatrics: Parenting Corner Q & A: Anaphylaxis
http://www.healthychildren.org/English/health-issues/injuries-
emergencies/Pages/Anaphylaxis.aspx
National Program for Playground Safety
http://playgroundsafety.org/
Playground Safety
http://kidshealth.org/parent/firstaid_safe/outdoor/playground.ht
ml
Safe Kids Worldwide
http://www.safekids.org
Content Review
Directions:
Respond to each item. Each response should be concise and
between two and three paragraphs in length.
Use MS Word to write your responses, and submit your answers
to all three questions in one Word document.
Copy and paste each question within the document, so that your
Instructor can see which question you are responding to.
As a professional in the field of early childhood, you must
consider all possible strategies for preventing injuries to
children. The "ABCs of Childhood Injuries" is a conceptual tool
described in your text (pp. 64–68) that can help you assess
causal factors of injuries and assist you in taking steps to

3. prevent them. Use this tool to analyze an example of a real-life
injury that has occurred to a child in an early childhood setting.
(If you do not know of a real-life example, imagine a
hypothetical one.) Describe the accident in terms of its
"accessories," "behaviors," and "conditions." What
modifications in the conditions or behaviors could you apply to
the situation in order to prevent this kind of injury from
happening again?
Locate and read through your state's licensing regulations on
this page of the National Resource Center for Health and Safety
in Child Care and Early Education's Web site:
http://nrckids.org/STATES/states.htm
. Summarize your state's regulations on three important safety
issues, such as
medical records of children,
records required for caregivers, or sanitation guidelines. (If
you have a choice of regulations for different kinds of facilities,
focus on the facility in which you would like to work.) In your
view, are these regulations strict enough? Are they too strict?
Explain your answer, citing specific examples to support your
position.
"Falls from playground equipment," writes Robertson, "are the
leading cause of injury in early childhood education
environments" (2013, p. 134). Review the SAFE concepts as
described on pages 150–155 of your text, and summarize the
components of a SAFE playground or outdoor play space. Think
of playgrounds in any early childhood environment with which
you are familiar. Identify at least two features of the playground
area or equipment that are hazardous. How would you use the
SAFE concepts to improve these condition?