Childhood is the earliest, most vulnerable and difficult nursing stage and also the most important stage in our lives. This course will equip students with the knowledge and understanding of children’s growth, health and care, the foundation of the pre-primary education field. It will introduce how to provide children with appropriate nutrition and how to handle their common diseases, injury and safety. Topics include principles of children’s growth, their behavioural and emotional characteristics, analysis of the positive and negative factors and ways to provide a safe and healthy environment for growing children. Students can apply the theories and knowledge in kindergartens to promote health education and to work towards the goal of holistic health and care.

CILO-1: Relate knowledge of health and care to the physical characteristics of preschoolers. CILO-2: Demonstrate the strategies to develop a safe and healthy environment for growing children. CILO-3: Identify the symptoms of the common infectious diseases and develop the knowledge to prevent and manage these diseases in kindergartens. CILO-4: Provide first aid to acute injuries for children.