HEALTH/SAFETY POLICY
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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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SCORE /5