Health and Safety in the Classroom

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This 3-hour course aims to explore the many aspects of keeping children safe. It provides important information on the significance of supervision, identifies silent hazards that can be life-threatening, and offers strategies to eliminate these risks. Additionally, the course discusses new recommendations for safe sleep and outlines how to monitor and manage safety within the program. At the end of each module, a quiz will assess your knowledge as you advance through the material.

Learning Objectives:

Upon successful completion of this course, early childhood educators will be able to:

Define active supervision and explain its importance in protecting the safety and well-being of young children in early learning environments.
Implement the six strategies of active supervision to prevent accidents and support positive interactions with children.
Apply developmentally appropriate health and safety practices for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers during daily routines, play, and mealtimes.
Recognize and follow state and federal safety regulations, including supervision requirements, staff-to-child ratios, and authorized pick-up procedures.
Identify and reduce hazards by designing and maintaining safe indoor and outdoor learning environments.
Demonstrate effective safety practices, including teaching children safety awareness, preventing common hazards, implementing safe sleep guidelines, and responding to emergencies.

This course prepares educators to create, maintain, and teach within safe, nurturing environments that foster healthy development and lifelong safety awareness for young children.

Course Details

Training Hours: 3

Training Level 1

Core Content Area: 2

CDA Content Area: 1

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