Safe Environments in Child Care
Course Description
This course applies to children of all ages.
This course will help you provide children with safe indoor and outdoor spaces. You will learn to recognize and reduce hazards to children’s health and safety, understand the importance of staff/child ratios, ensure and provide adequate supervision, and respond to emergencies.
See the learning outcomes and topics below for more information on what is covered in this course.
Course formats
Most Care Courses are offered in both book (with online testing) and fully online format. Safe Environments in Child Care is offered only in our fully online format.
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Acceptance information
This course is accepted for child care professional development training requirements in most states and for the CDA credential and for CDA renewal training requirements.
Specific state information:
- Washington State: This course is not accepted for Washington Merit or Washington Stars clock hours.
NAC training
The NECPA Commission, Inc. has approved this educational program as meeting the criteria for continuing education for the National Administrator Credential. Click here for more approved NAC training.
Learning outcomes
After completing Safe Environments in Child Care you will be able to explain the importance of supervision and staff/child ratios for children’s safety, identify the characteristics of safe indoor and outdoor spaces for children, and identify guidelines for handling accidents and injuries.
Topics covered
- The importance of active supervision and appropriate staff/child ratios
- Vehicle safety precautions
- Ways to minimize children’s exposure to toxins
- How to protect children from electrical and water hazards
- Special rules for swimming pools
- Fire safety precautions and prevention
- Ways to prevent poisoning accidents
- The importance of proper ventilation and fresh air in a child care environment
- Guidelines for selecting and maintaining safe playground equipment and surfaces
- Best practices for pest control in child care spaces
- How to prevent TV and furniture tip-over accidents
- Ways to ensure children’s toys and materials are safe and age-appropriate
- Special safety considerations for infants and toddlers
- Guidelines for handling accidents and injuries
- Ways to prepare for and respond to emergencies
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.
What students say about Safe Environments in Child Care:
“I absolutely love that you have the option for the audio read along. That has helped me so much with comprehending what I was reading.” - Churchton, Maryland
“This training will help tremendously with my childcare because there were a few things that I didn’t know. I am also in agreement on no cell phones at any time, except emergencies.” - Farmington Hills, Michigan
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Prerequisites
- Language: Fluent reading and writing in the language of instruction (English or Spanish).
- Technology: Internet access and a web-enabled device (computer, smartphone, or tablet).
Access & Completion Deadline
- This training expires 12 months from the date of purchase.
- To receive a certificate of completion, you must successfully finish the course before the expiration date.
Learning Methods
- Read instructor-written material
- Watch videos
- Listen to audio segments
Assessments
- Multiple-choice quizzes
- Written assignments
Requirements for CEUs and Clock Hours
To earn CEUs and Clock Hours for a course, you must:
- Agree to and acknowledge our Honor Code & Policy
- Follow all instructions for written assignments
- Demonstrate comprehension of the course content
- Achieve the passing score specified in your course.
Quizzes and Assessments
- If your score falls below the passing mark, a trainer will review your work. If needed, you may be asked to speak with a trainer.
- You will have a second chance to retake any quiz or assessment.
- If you do not pass on your second attempt, contact us at info@carecourses.com. We will review your course and follow up directly.
- All quizzes are open book; all answers are found in the course material.
Certificates
- Official Care Courses certificates of completion record your clock hours and CEUs.
- Certificates are available in the My Courses area of your account.
- Please note: All course and certificate dates and times are on Eastern Time.
Getting Started
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- Watch our course navigation video for a quick tour of the online portal.
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About Care Courses
- Care Courses offers over 50 professional development courses and one non-credit training tutorial on the CDA process.
- All professional development courses include clock hours, CEUs, and an official online certificate of completion.
- (The free CDA tutorial does not offer clock hours or a certificate.)
Tuition & Bundles
- Course tuition entitles one person to receive the clock hours and CEUs granted upon successful completion.
- Bundle pricing covers tuition for all courses included in the bundle.
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