Basic Health & Safety and Breastfeeding Awareness - zoom/in-person

To meet state and federal requirements of the Child Care and Development Block Grant
(CCDBG), all child care providers must successfully complete a basic health and safety training. In Maryland, this requirement extends to all staff, substitutes, and adults responsible for the care and safety of children in a licensed child care program.

This course has been approved by MSDE Early Childhood Division approval number CKO-380. Subject Area 3 HSN

Twelve required topics were categorized under four main content areas. An additional topic was
developed at the request of the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) to address
The structure of the revised training covers the following:

Safe Outdoor Environments
● Safe and Sanitary Outdoor Environments
● Outdoor Supervision
● Outdoor Equipment and Materials
● Transportation

Safe Indoor Environments
● Safe and Sanitary Indoor Environments
● Supervision
● Indoor Equipment and Materials

Safe Children
● Preventing Infectious Diseases
● Emergency Preparedness
● Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
● Child Abuse, Shaken Baby Syndrome, and Head Trauma

Healthy Children
● Child Development and Screening
● Breastfeeding
● First Aid
● Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
● Medication Administration
● Allergies and Asthma