Overview
Section outline
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- Hours
- 4.0
- Level
- Beginning
- Knowledge Base
- Child Development (4 Hours)
- CDA Content Areas
- Planning a safe, healthy, learning environment (4 Hours)
This course is a basic overview of health and safety standards and practices in child care programs. Topics addressed include:
- Prevention of SIDS and safe sleep practices
- Prevention of shaken baby syndrome and abusive head trauma
- Infectious Disease Prevention and Control
- Administration of medication and parental consent
- Prevention and response to food and allergy emergencies
- Emergency preparedness and disaster response
- Building and physical premises safety (including identification and protection from hazards that can cause bodily injury)
- Handling/storage of hazardous materials and disposal of bio-contaminants
- Transportation of children
- First aid and CPR
Please note this is a very basic training overview in First Aid and CPR and does not imply certification in any way at the completion of this course.
- Instructor
- Charrisse Jennings