child education

1. What types of health issues are young children at risk of?
2. Explain how the environment can influence a child’s well-being and provide at least 2
examples.
3. What are the key characteristics of high quality early childhood programs?
4. Define wellness. Describe how nutrition, health, and safety contribute to your definition
of wellness.

5. Describe how early childhood teachers’ responsibilities intersect at each level of
Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological System Theory. As you think of each level, what can
teachers do to contribute to the quality of early childhood education?