Upon successful completion of the learning experience, students will be able to: explain how basic physical, mental health, nutritional, and safety needs that impact the growth of young children are met through environmental and curricular policies and procedures; identify basic health, safety, and nutritional practices and articulate strategies for helping children practice safe behaviors through daily activities; identify signs and symptoms and emergency treatment options of childhood diseases; list first aid procedures, emergency response procedures, recordkeeping, communication processes, and related legal, ethical and policy issues related to medical services to families; identify strategies supportive of making food preparation and mealtime a culturally responsive, developmentally appropriate learning experience for young children; explain ways to plan culturally responsive, nutritionally sound meals and identify strategies supportive of collaboration with families and health professionals in meeting children’s individual health and nutritional needs; discuss examples of effective health and immunization record-keeping systems; explain screening and referral procedures to assess children’s developmental and health status.