Safety Considerations Table and Checklist
Using what you observed in the child care facility during the Clinical Field Experience B or conduct research on your state’s policies and procedures, complete the “Safety Considerations Table and Checklist.”
Write a 250-500 word summary on the importance of safety considerations in the early childhood learning environment. Explain how you will maintain a safe environment for young children in your future professional practice.
APA format is not required, but solid academic writing is expected.
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Running Head: SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS 1
SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS 2
Safety Considerations
Institutional Affiliation: Grand Canyon University
Student’s name: Samantha Bonds
Safety Considerations
My initial thoughts and feelings related to maintaining a safe environment for young children were that Davis Early Learning Center takes safety issues in the school very seriously. The school provides safe toys and materials that are unlikely to cause any harm to the students. The school also maintains a safe adult-to-child ratio to ensure that the students are monitored at all times. Supervision and accountability both indoors and outdoors is key to maintaining a safe environment for young children. The school also carries out regular inspections of their facilities to ensure there are no safety hazards such as protrusion of bolts and nuts, broken parts, sharp edges, visible cracks, worn-out electrical fixtures among others.
The issues that I found to be unsafe and problematic at Davis Early Learning Center include the arrangement of the spaces. The furniture was a bit squeezed which leaves very little room for children to move around freely. This can result in frequent injuries to the students as they move from one point of the classroom to another. The spaces should be arranged keeping in mind the developmental needs of young children.
What I learned about the legal and best practice safety features in the early child care facility is that spaces were demarcated and equipment clearly labeled. Safety rules were well communicated to the students and they were also encouraged to be extra careful when dealing with certain objects. The school also had policies for dealing with emergencies and a structure of responding to injuries. Even though it is difficult to prevent all accidents, the risks can be minimized.
REFERENCES
Lai, B. S., Esnard, A. M., Lowe, S. R., & Peek, L. (2016). Schools and disasters: Safety and mental health assessment and interventions for children. Current psychiatry reports, 18(12), 109.
Rubic_Print_Format
| Course Code | Class Code | Assignment Title | Total Points | ||||||
| ECE-530 | ECE-530-O500 | Safety Considerations Table | 75.0 | ||||||
| Criteria | Percentage | No Submission (0.00%) | Insufficient (69.00%) | Approaching (74.00%) | Acceptable (87.00%) | Target (100.00%) | Comments | Points Earned | |
| 100.0% | |||||||||
| 30.0% | Not addressed. | The table poorly explains the licensing and accreditation requirements. | The table minimally explains the licensing and accreditation requirements. | The table accurately explains the licensing and accreditation requirements. | The table explains the licensing and accreditation requirements in-depth. | ||||
| Importance of Safety Considerations | 20.0% | The importance of safety in the early childhood learning environment is inadequately explained. | The importance of safety in the early childhood learning environment is cursorily explained. | The importance of safety in the early childhood learning environment is clearly explained. | The importance of safety in the early childhood learning environment is thought provoking. | ||||
| Maintain Safe Environment | Maintaining a safe environment for young children in future professional practice is imprecisely explained. | Maintaining a safe environment for young children in future professional practice is vaguely explained. | Maintaining a safe environment for young children in future professional practice is soundly explained. | Maintaining a safe environment for young children in future professional practice is insightfully explained. | |||||
| Organization | 15.0% | An attempt is made to organize the content, but the sequence is indiscernible. The ideas presented are compartmentalized; may not relate to each other. | The content could be organized better even though it provides the audience with a sense of the main idea. | The content is logically organized. The ideas presented relate to each other. The content provides the audience with a clear sense of the main idea. | The content is well organized and logical. There is a sequential progression of ideasrelated to each other. The content is presented as a cohesive unit. Provides the audience with a clear sense of the main idea. | ||||
| Mechanics of Writing (includes spelling, punctuation, grammar, and language use) | Surface errors are pervasive enough that they impede communication of meaning. Inappropriate word choice and/or sentence construction are used. | Frequent and repetitive mechanical errors distract the reader. Inconsistencies in language choice (register) and/or word choice are present. | Submission includes some mechanical errors, but they do not hinder comprehension. Varieties of effective sentence structures are used, as well as some practice and content-related language. | Submission is virtually free of mechanical errors. Word choice reflects well-developed use of practice and content-related language. Sentence structures are varied and engaging. | |||||
| Total Weightage | 100% |
Safety Considerations Table and Checklist
Health and Safety Indicator Standards
Licensing Requirements
Accreditation Requirements
Additional Suggestion
Staff-to-child ratio for infants
Staff-to-child ratio for toddlers
Daily health checks
Frequency of diaper checks
Oral hygiene
Exclusion standards
Sanitization standards
Safety checks of play equipment
Procedure for reporting abuse and neglect
Immunization requirements
Emergency evacuation procedures
Documentation for injury
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