ERIC Number: ED482025
Record Type: RIE
Publication Date: 2003
Pages: 25
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
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Illinois Early Learning Project Tip Sheets: Physical Development and Health.
The Illinois Early Learning Project (IEL) is funded by the Illinois State Board of Education to provide information resources on early learning and training related to implementing the Illinois Early Learning Standards for parents and for early childhood personnel in all settings. The IEL tip sheets offer suggestions to parents and early childhood personnel on a variety of topics related to children's early experiences. This set of 12 tip sheets, in English- and Spanish-language versions, relates specifically to children's physical development and health. Titles are as follows: (1) "Dental Health for Babies"; (2) "Fight Germs! Wash Your Hands!"; (3) "Is My Child OK?"; (4) "Keeping Young Children Safe in the Car"; (5) "No More Diapers: Getting Started"; (6) "No More Diapers: Is Your Child Ready?"; (7) "Physical Fitness for Toddlers"; (8) "Preventing Lead Poisoning in Children"; (9) "Say Yes to Healthy Snacks!"; (10) "Teaching Children To Avoid 'Stranger Danger'"; (11) "Too Sick To Go to Child Care?"; and (12) "When Should I Send a Sick Child Home?" (LPP)
Descriptors: Child Care Centers, Child Development, Child Health, Child Safety, Dental Health, Diseases, Early Experience, Eating Habits, Health Promotion, Lead Poisoning, Multilingual Materials, Nutrition, Parent Role, Physical Fitness, Preschool Children, Teacher Role, Toddlers, Toilet Training
Illinois Early Learning Project, 29 Children's Research Center, 51 Gerty Drive, Champaign, IL 61820-7469. Tel: 877-275-3227 (Toll Free); Tel: 217-333-1386; Fax: 217-333-3767; e-mail: iel@uiuc.edu; Web site: http://illinoisearlylearning.org.
Publication Type: Guides - Non-Classroom; Multilingual/Bilingual Materials
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Parents; Practitioners; Teachers
Language: EnglishSpanish
Sponsor: Illinois State Board of Education, Springfield.
Authoring Institution: N/A
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A
Note: Produced by the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana, College of Education, Early Childhood and Parenting (ECAP) Collaborative.