HEALTH/SAFETY POLICY

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HEALTH/SAFETY POLICY PAPER GRADING RUBRIC

Note: the same health and/or safety policy must be used for all three activities.

A. Each student will be required to develop a written and illustrated policy for a child care facility. The student must choose either (1) encouraging children to eat and develop good nutritional habits with 3 year olds or (4) fire safety with 4 year olds. Write a one page typed description of the policy that will be taught to the class and a one page typed explanation of why it is important in an early childhood setting.

***Both papers must be submitted in class and on line through Blackboard or no credit will be given for the assignment.

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Health/Safety Policy

(1 point)

No relationship between the health/safety policy and licensing regulations is demonstrated.

Relationship of policy to licensing regulations is only partially demonstrated.

Relationship of health/safety policy to the Georgia Child Care Licensing Regulations is clearly demonstrated.

Health/Safety Policy

Format

(1 point)

½ page or less. Pervasive spelling/grammatical errors.

¾ page summary or 4 - 5 grammatical/spelling errors. Incorrect format.

1 full page. Less than 2 spelling/grammatical errors. Correct format.

Health/Safety Policy content

(1 point)

Unclear, vague description of policy points.

Somewhat unclear in description of policy.

Written in correct & narrative format. Clear description of the important points of the policy. Policy points are appropriate teaching material for the age group chosen.

Health/Safety Policy Explanation Format

(1 point)

½ page or less. Pervasive spelling/grammatical errors

¾ page summary or 4 - 5 grammatical/spelling errors. Incorrect format.

1 full page. Less than 2 spelling/grammatical errors. Correct format.

Health/Safety Policy Explanation content

(1 point)

Vague or unclear explanation of why the policy is needed and benefits of implementation.

Partial explanation of why the policy is needed and benefits of implementation in a child care environment.

Written in correct & narrative format. Clear explanation of why this policy is needed in the child care environment and the benefits of implementing such a policy.

SCORE /5