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Child-focused and Program-focused Guidelines |
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While the majority of Early Learning Guidelines (ELGs) focus on tasks for the child's mastery, some health and safety topics included in the Toolkit for Integrating Healthy Physical and Mental Development in Early Learning Guidelines (e.g., immunizations) must be accomplished for the child by the program or adult. Some tasks transition from program to child responsibility as the child develops (e.g., diapering to toileting). Other topics require both program- and child-centered elements (e.g., programs must conduct fire drills and children must learn to follow fire drill procedures; programs must keep toxic substances safely stored and children must learn to recognize and avoid unsafe substances). Several ELG documents reflect this interplay between program- and child-focused guidelines. Therefore, health and safety issues related to both program- and child-focused guidelines are addressed in the Toolkit for Integrating Healthy Physical and Mental Development in Early Learning Guidelines. | ||||
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