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Essay / Creating a Safe Environment: Ages 2-4
Providing a healthy indoor and outdoor learning environment is a top priority in today's society for all preschool teachers around the world and very important for parents of young children aged two to four. Also. For this reason, when parents enroll their children in any type of school early learning program, they expect to have the best teachers who will protect and watch over their children while they are in their care, this which will contribute to the well-being of their child. either way. Most parents want the classrooms, indoor and outdoor equipment and toys their children play with to be safe and in the best condition for their individual use, the learning environments of daycare learning centers, in general, be clean from top to bottom. and, most importantly, the foods planned weekly and served daily to their children are healthy, nutritious and safe for them. That said, such expectations again require that all preschool teachers, worldwide, be highly educated, trained and informed on how to create safe learning environments that protect and promote safety, nutrition and children's health. “Health, safety and nutrition are interdependent and dependent on each other due to the status of each, health, safety and nutrition, having a direct effect on the quality of others” (Marotz, 2015, p. 8); in other words, all are key factors for parents to consider when considering adding a new child or child to the family. For this reason, parents must ensure that the child will be raised with appropriate nutritious foods and drinks, proper techniques to stay healthy and safety risks; which, if taught correctly, will allow the child to develop and grow...... middle of paper...... ReferencesHealth.gov. (2015). Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2015. Retrieved from http://www.health.gov/dietaryguidelines/2015.aspMarotz, L. (2015). Health, safety and nutrition of young children [VitalSouce library version]. (p. 8). Retrieved from http://online.vitalsource.com/books/9781133890058/id/P251Marotz, L. (2015). Health, safety and nutrition of young children [VitalSouce library version]. (p. 17). Retrieved from http://online.vitalsource.com/books/9781133890058/id/P384Marotz, L. (2015). Health, safety and nutrition of young children [VitalSouce library version]. (p. 129). Retrieved from http://online.vitalsource.com/books/9781133890058/id/P2251 Marotz, L. (2015). Health, safety and nutrition of young children [VitalSouce library version]. (p. 184). Retrieved from http://online.vitalsource.com/books/9781133890058/id/P3266