Safety

Best Practices in Classroom Safety (1.5 credit hours)


Description
This course will inform teachers of children ages birth to five how to provide a safe environment and teach children safe practices to prevent and reduce injuries.

Presented by Koni Garofalo, Child Development Services CDA Coordinator
Content
  • Introduction
  • Why Safety?
  • Safety as a Priority
  • Physical Safety
  • Knowledge Test: Physical Safety
  • Lead and Carbon Monoxide Safety
  • Knowledge Test: Lead and Carbon Monoxide Safety
  • Choking and Suffocation Risks
  • Knowledge Test: Choking and Suffocation
  • Safe Sleep
  • Knowledge Test: Safe Sleep
  • Food Safety
  • Knowledge Test: Food Safety
  • Field Trips
  • Knowledge Test: Field Trips
  • Teaching Safety
  • Knowledge Test: Teaching Safety
  • Planning for Emergencies
  • Knowledge Test: Emergencies
  • Modeling Safety
  • Knowledge Test: Modeling Safety
Completion rules
  • All units must be completed
  • Leads to a certificate with a duration: 1 year