About the Book

Safety, Health and Nutrition in Early Childhood Education is an adapted version of  Health, Safety, and Nutrition in Early Childhood Education by Jennifer Paris, published by  College of the Canyons under a CC BY 4.0 license.

Cover Image: Children Sitting on Chairs inside the Classroom by Pavel Danilyuk via Pexels used under a free Pexels license.

College of the Canyons Acknowledgements

I would like to thank my department including my full-time faculty colleagues, Cindy Stephens and Wendy Ruiz, who supported me in pursuing the grant that funded this book and who believe in the purpose of our OER work.

James Glapa-Grossklag, Brian Weston, Joy Shoemate, Chloe McGinley, Alexa Johnson, Trudi Radtke, Lauren Adams, and Alex Gavilan for their support to make this work possible.

The peer reviewer, Rebecca Laff, for bringing a fresh set of eyes to the book and her work to make the book better.

My family, especially my children Ashlynn and Aidan, for being understanding of the time and energy commitments that this book, the larger project it is part of, and my advocacy for OER have taken.

Amanda Taintor, for being such a great collaborator and ally in developing and promoting OER in Early Childhood Education.

The larger OER community that keeps me thinking and pushing my understanding of what open is, what it should be, and what role I can play in that.

Jennifer Paris