Child Development Portfolio Assignment
2005-2006

SAFETY

GENERAL SAFETY

Healthy Child Care Preschool Safety

http://www.healthychild.net/articles/sf27safetyed.html

Kids Health for Parents: First Aid and Safety

http://kidshealth.org/parent/firstaid_safe/

Medline Plus: Child Safety

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/childsafety.html

Home Safety: Safety Guide, Children

http://www.homesafetycouncil.org/safety_guide/safetyguide.swf

Safety Procedures for the Classroom

http://www.nycenet.edu/opm/vendor/upk/ecsafetyplan.doc

Mc Gruff

http://www.mcgruff.org/

Safety Procedures and Rules List

http://www.ext.vt.edu/pubs/preschoolnutr/348-655/348-655.html

Preschool Safety Education

http://www.healthychild.net/articles/sf27safetyed.html

Emergency Service Numbers

http://www.aacounty.org/OEM/resources/english.pdf

FIRE SAFETY

Sparky the Fire Safety Dog

http://www.nfpa.org/sparky/

University of Oklahoma Police Notebook

http://www.ou.edu/oupd/fireprim.htm

Children’s list of fire safety rules

http://www.k12.nf.ca/catalina/Firesafety/rules.html

Safe House Mouse

http://www.fldfs.com/sfm/SafeHouse/safety.html

Preschool Fire Safety Theme

http://www.everythingpreschool.com/themes/firesafety/

SCHOOL BUS SAFETY

National Safety Council: School bus safety

http://www.nsc.org/library/facts/scbusinf.htm

PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT SAFETY

National Program for Playground Safety

http://www.uni.edu/playground/resources/manufacturers/home.htm

TOYS

Queensland Government:Office of Fair Trading: Toy Safety Guide

http://www.fairtrading.qld.gov.au/oft/oftweb.nsf/web+pages/98C8DF9B037C43CE4A256B4400042E7E?OpenDocument&L1=Consumers&L1=

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission: Safety Hazards in Child Care Settings

http://www.cpsc.gov/library/ccstudy.html

Adaptive Equipment for Children with Special Needs

http://nrc.uchsc.edu/CFOC/PDFVersion/Appendix%20T.pdf

Choosing Safe Toys

http://kidshealth.org/PageManager.jsp?dn=familyhealthzone&article_set=20559&lic=154&cat_id=163

FIRST AID

Kids Health: First Aid Kit

http://kidshealth.org/parent/firstaid_safe/home/firstaid_kit.html

Baby Center: First Aid Kit Shopping List

http://www.babycenter.com/refcap/pregnancy/pregnancygear/762.html

First Aid Kits for Child Care Providers

http://www.earlychildhood.com/Articles/index.cfm?A=322&FuseAction=Article

First Aid Kit

http://www.keepkidshealthy.com/welcome/firstaid/firstaidkit.html

BabyCenter First-Aid Kit Checklist

http://www.babycenter.com/general/toolscalcs/72326.html

ParentCenter Medicine Chest

http://parentcenter.babycenter.com/refcap/preschooler/phealth/pmedicine/66528.html

Today’s Parent: Health, Care & Safety

http://www.todaysparent.com/healthsafety/preschool/article.jsp?content=20050602_162836_6448&page=2

CPR Certification and First Aid Certificates Information

American Red Cross

http://www.redcross.org/prepare/trained/trained.asp

Field Trip Guidelines

http://www.uvm.edu/~uvmppg/ppg/travel/fieldtrip.htm

CHILD ABUSE

Helpguide: Child Abuse

http://www.helpguide.org/mental/child_abuse_physical_emotional_sexual_neglect.htm

The Cleveland Clinic: Child Abuse

http://www.clevelandclinic.org/health/health-info/docs/0400/0415.asp?index=4018

Keepkidshealthy: Child Abuse

http://www.keepkidshealthy.com/welcome/commonproblems/child_abuse.html

Board of Education of Anne Arundel County: Child Abuse Reporting

http://www.aacps.org/aacps/boe/board/newpolicy/Sections/section_900/adminreg904.05.pdf

City of Fullerton: Child Sexual Abuse Protection: Tips for Parents

http://www.ci.fullerton.ca.us/police/tips/childabs.html

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HEALTH

NUTRITION

The Child Care Nutrition Resource System

http://www.nal.usda.gov/childcare/

Kids Health: The New Food Guide Pyramid

http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/nutrition/food/pyramid.html

Keep Kids Healthy: Food Pyramid

http://www.keepkidshealthy.com/nutrition/food_pyramid.html

National Network for Child Care: Snacks for Preschoolers

http://www.nncc.org/Nutrition/cc42_snacks.presc.html

Keep Kids Healthy: Kids Food Guide Pyramid

http://www.keepkidshealthy.com/nutrition/kids_food_guide_pyramid.html

County of Lambton: Community Health Services Department: Feeding Your Toddler

http://www.lambtonhealth.on.ca/child/feeding.asp

Food and Nutrition Resource List for Child Care Providers

http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/pubs/resource99.html

Nutrition Education for Preschool Children

http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/usda/preschoolne.html

Preschool Nutrition

http://www.keepkidshealthy.com/preschool/preschoolnutrition.html

Parent Report: Nutrition and Daycare

http://www.theparentreport.com/resources/ages/toddler/nutrition/287.html

USDA Child Care Nutrition Resource System

http://www.nal.usda.gov/childcare/

HANDWASHING

British Columbia: Hand washing for Kids and Parents

http://www.bchealthguide.org/healthfiles/hfile85.stm#hf84004

Healthy Child Care: Hand Washing Works

http://www.healthychild.net/articles/sh14handwash.html

http://www.myflorida.com/dbpr/hr/forms/fsq/2002_01.pdf

Proper Hand Washing Methods

http://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&sa=X&oi=scholart&q=Proper+hand+washing+for+preschoolers

PICTURE RECIPE

Bry-Back Manor

http://www.bry-backmanor.org/picturerecipes.htm

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LEARNING ENVIRONMENT

MULTICULTURAL

Preschool Rainbow Multicultural Theme

http://www.preschoolrainbow.org/multicultural.htm

Preschool Multicultural Books

http://www.everythingpreschool.com/themes/multicultural/books.php

Multicultural Education Internet Resource Guide

http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~jar/Multi.html

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TO ADVANCE PHYSICAL AND INTELLECTUAL COMPETENCE

PHYSICAL

Children’s Folk Games

http://www.estcomp.ro/~cfg/games.html

Multiculturalism: Children’s Games

http://www.ed.pdx.edu/multi/games.html

Large and Small Muscle Activities

http://www.keepkidshealthy.com/toddler/toys_young_toddlers.html

COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT

Role of Pretend Play in Children’s Cognitive Development

http://ecrp.uiuc.edu/v4n1/bergen.html

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COMMUNICATION

LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT

Books for Toddlers

http://www.quakerbooks.org/get/900012

http://www.everythingpreschool.com/themes/multicultural/books.php

Children's Storybooks Online - Stories for Kids of All Ages.htm

http://www.magickeys.com/books/

CREATIVE ABILITIES

Play Dough

http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/curriculum/pep/playdo.htm

http://www.webmomz.com/resources_playdough.shtml

http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/7875/recip3.html

Prop Box

http://print.google.com/print?id=9ps74Z0kWXQC&lpg=PA5&sig=hvGi5JFi5vzV-4xAO4hNm2xRPbU

http://www.geocities.com/soogal99/prop.html

SELF

Self Esteem

http://kidshealth.org/parent/emotions/feelings/self_esteem.html

SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

Friendship name songs

http://www.everythingpreschool.com/themes/friendship/songs.htm

GUIDANCE

Guidance Approaches

http://www.nncc.org/Guidance/guide.dev.apprch.html

Positive Guidance Strategies

http://www.thecol.org/guide/pos1.html

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FAMILY

Teaching Your Baby About

http://fcs.okstate.edu/parenting/building_character/parents/character_dev_babies.doc

PROGRAM MANAGEMENT

Spring Themes

http://www.preschoolrainbow.org/spring-activities.htm

Desktop Themes

http://www.fontempire.com/

Lesson Plans

http://www.lessonplansearch.com/