FRHD 3190 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Learning Environment, Universal Design, Breastfeeding
12 Feb 2018
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Chapter eight: policies & procedures to create safe and healthy learning environments. Criteria for evaluating environments falls into three categories: safe, healthy, and conducive to optimal learning. In addition, the environment should be welcoming and accepting to all children, families, and staff. Leaders and staff are responsible for their program"s health, safety, and nutrition aspects. Program"s design and maintenance of its physical environment support children"s learning. Maintenance: major expenditures on the physical plant: painting, alterations, repair. Directors must meet and exceed provincial regulations that provide a baseline for acceptable childcare. A licence gives a program permission to operate; it does not guarantee quality. Effective program policies reflect best practices and quality standards. Regulations are also powerful tools establishing basic standards for healthy and safety provisions in physical environments. A coherent approach to health and safety in child environments is to always work in progress. The right balance of challenge, safety, and clear health policies is critical.
