Healthy Foundations In Early Childhood Settings

Healthy Foundations in Early Childhood Settings, Third Edition, provides a balanced Canadian perspective on the principles of health policies and essential health practices. This best-selling book provides the reader with an important framework for looking at health promotion in early childhood settings. Within this framework, the reader will find the health information and support essential to families and professionals who interact with children. The new title acknowledges the diverse range of early childhood settings, including parent-child resource centres as well as child-care centres.

Healthy Foundations in Early Childhood Settings, Fourth Edition, provides a balanced Canadian perspective on the principles of health policies and essential health practices. This best-selling book provides the reader with an important framework for looking at health promotion in early childhood settings. Within this framework, the reader will find the health information and support essential to families and professionals who interact with children.

Development and learning are fostered and supported when children are healthy and able to participate fully in a child-centred, play-based curriculum. Health is integrated with children’s growth, development, and cultural realities, and Healthy Foundation

Strong Foundations addresses policy requirements from the Early Years Learning Framework, the National Quality Standard and Quality Improvement Plans, highlighting links between research and practice, and making connections to the five EYLF Learning Outcomes. The book showcases evidence from Australian and international research.

This text offers comprehensive coverage with a unique focus on learning environments--specifically, how the child's physical environment, the people the child interacts with, and the experiences the child has are all key to fostering the child's ability to adapt and learn.Through a variety of practical examples and exercises, students develop strategies for creating responsive learning communities for children and families.