Supporting Developmentally Appropriate Practices

Supporting Developmentally Appropriate Practices. Due by Day 7. For this assignment, you will return to the resources from the center you selected in Week 1 and your personal core values shared early in this course to write a response paper.

For this paper, complete the following:

• Part I (this should be in narrative form)

Referencing your personal core value, and the values, vision, and mission you obtained from the center you selected in Week 1, address the following in detail:

• Describe how the program does or does not meet DAP guidelines.
• Provide one action and three strategies of how the DAP is/can be implemented.
• Part II (this can be a continuation of the document created in Week 2 of the course)

According to NAEYC Standard 5 (Links to an external site.), a program promotes the nutrition and health of children and protects children and staff from illness and injury. Children must be healthy and safe in order to learn and grow. Programs must be healthy and safe to support children’s healthy development. More specifically NAEYC outlines the following as “what to look for in a program” (see below). Create a document/table with at least one example of how the following guidelines are communicated:

• Teaching staff have training in pediatric first aid.
• Infants are placed on their backs to sleep.
• The program has policies regarding regular hand washing and routinely cleans and sanitizes all surfaces in the facility.
• There is a clear plan for responding to illness, including how to decide whether a child needs to go home and how families will be notified.
• Snacks and meals are nutritious, and food is prepared and stored safely.

The Supporting Developmentally Appropriate Practices paper

• Must be at least two double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined  (This should include the Part I narrative and Part II table)
• Must include a separate title page with the following:
  • Title of paper
  • Student’s name
  • Course name and number
  • Instructor’s name
  • Date submitted
• Must use at least two outside sources in addition to the course text.
• Must document all sources in APA style as outlined
• Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA style as outlined

Recommended Resources

Book

Aronson, S.S. (Ed.). (2014). Model child care health policies (5th ed.). Elk Grove Village, IL: Academy of Pediatrics.

• This comprehensive resource provides practical advice and guidelines describing how you can protect children’s health and safety, and it includes many reproducible checklists and forms, which may assist you in your Supporting Developmentally Appropriate Practices assignment this week.

Web Pages

National Association for the Education of Young Children. (n.d.). About NAEYC (Links to an external site.).  Retrieved from http://www.naeyc.org/content/about-naeyc

• This webpage provides information about resources for parents and practitioners with links to position statements including those that address issues discussed in this chapter: DAP, appropriate curriculum, inclusion, young children, and technology. This may assist you in your discussion this week.

United States Department of Agriculture. (2016). Choose my plate: Interactive tools (Links to an external site.). Retrieved from https://www.choosemyplate.gov/supertracker-other-tools

• This United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) webpage has information on menus, recipes, and advice about making supporting healthy nutrition for children, and it may assist you in your Supporting Developmentally Appropriate Practices assignment this week.

United States Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service. (2017). Child and adult care food program (CACFP) (Links to an external site.). Retrieved from https://www.fns.usda.gov/cacfp/child-and-adult-care-food-program

• This USDA webpage has links to contacts in each state as well as specific breakfast, lunch, supper, and snack requirements for infants and children, and it may assist you in your Supporting Developmentally Appropriate Practices assignment this week.

Websites

National Institute for Early Education Research (Links to an external site.). (http://nieer.org)

• This website provides the most current research on early education, including assessment and curriculum, and it may assist you in your Supporting Developmentally Appropriate Practices assignment this week.

NOTES FOR ASSIGNMENT:

For this week’s assignment, you will continue “consulting” on the program you’ve chosen and focus on Developmentally Appropriate Practices:

The first part of your assignment should be completed in paragraph form, but then Part II should be a table (like your Week 2 assignment) in which you provide evidence for each criteria from your chosen program.