Lead Safety in Child Care
Course Description:
This course applies to children of all ages.
This course covers common sources of lead in and around child care facilities and the health risk that lead poses to children. Learn about professional testing and inspection services, lead mitigation plans, and the importance of communicating with families about the risk of lead exposure. See the course topics listed below for more information on what is covered.
Learning Outcomes:
After completing Lead Safety in Child Care you will be able to explain the uses, dangers and regulation of lead; describe the symptoms and effects of lead poisoning on children and adults; identify potential sources of lead exposure; and list strategies for protecting children from lead: testing, treatment, reduction, and mitigation.
Topics Covered in Lead Safety in Child Care:
- Definition of lead
- Uses of lead today and in the past
- Regulation of lead
- Symptoms and health effects of lead poisoning
- Lead poisoning and exposure risks to your children
- Lead in water, soil, dust, and air
- Where lead is found, including paint and cigarette smoke
- How to find qualified professionals to test for lead in your water, paint and soil
- Blood lead levels and blood testing in children
- Lead paint abatement and renovation
- Strategies for reducing lead exposure
- Lead mitigation plans
Prerequisites: Must be able to fluently read and write English.
Instructional methodology: Read written material, view videos, listen to audio segments.
Assessment methods: Multiple choice quiz and written assignments.
Care Courses currently offers over 30 professional development courses and one non-credit training tutorial on the CDA process. All courses offer clock hours and an official online certificate of completion. The free CDA tutorial does not offer clock hours or a certificate.
Care Courses' course tuition entitles one person to receive the clock hours granted by a course upon successful completion. Bundle pricing covers tuition for all the courses included in a bundle.
To receive the CEUs and Clock Hours for a course, you must adhere to and sign our honor code, follow directions on written assignments and show comprehension of the course content. You must make 70% or better on all course quizzes. Less than 70% will result in trainer review and evaluation. If review indicates the need for discussion, you will be informed that you must speak with a trainer. You will be given a second chance to make 70% or better. Should you fail to do so, you will receive a letter indicating that you did not pass the course and may not retake the course for 12 months.
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