Creating a healthy and safe environment is the foundation for helping children thrive in your care. This course equips child care providers with practical strategies for promoting safety and well-being through daily routines, consistent schedules, smooth transitions, and sanitary practices. You will learn how to design age-appropriate routines, establish predictable care, implement hygiene policies, and prevent the spread of illness. By the end, you’ll have the tools to protect children’s health, support their development, and foster a sense of security for families and staff alike.
*Illinois providers: This training has been approved to align to ECE Gateways Credential, ECE HSW3: Creates a healthy and safe environment.*
By the end of this training, the learner will be able to:
- Demonstrate an understanding of how ongoing preventive health and wellness care affects child development
- Demonstrate an understanding of the importance of schedules and consistency in a child care environment.
- Demonstrate an understanding of how to use transitions for various age groups and for different parts of the school day.
- Demonstrate understanding of the importance of predictable and consistent care.
- Identify the components of: 1. Greeting and Departure 2. Feeding 3. Diapering and Toileting 4. Dressing 5. Sleeping
- Demonstrate an understanding of how to develop appropriate daily schedules that promote routines. (1 hr)
- Demonstrate how to develop policies and procedures that promote good hygiene
- Explain appropriate practices for the identification, prevention, and treatment of communicable diseases in childcare
- Criteria to earn CEUs:
- Certificates are awarded when the following criteria have been met by the learner:
- Class has been paid in full
- All material has been reviewed
- All review questions and final test have been completed with a passing score of 80% or higher.
- Learning Assessment Method:
- Learners will be assessed through questions after every section is completed. Learners will not be
allowed to proceed to the next section of the training until all questions have been answered correctly.
Learners will be presented with a final test composed of true/false and multiple choice questions.
Upon successful completion of the training, learners will receive their certificate by email.
- Learning Methodology:
- Online material will be presented in the form of slides,
accompanied with speech. Videos will be used to demonstrate ideas and concepts. Charts and tables
will be used for illustration.
- Logistics/Required Technology:
- A stable internet connection is required for the completion of this course. Users are highly encouraged to take their online course on Google Chrome on either a laptop or desktop computer. Speakers and/or headphones are also required to hear speech.
- Payment Policy:
- Payments need to be made in full. No refunds will be issued after starting the class.
- Proprietary or conflict of interest disclosure:
- Unless otherwise stated in the course description none of H & H subject matter experts and editor has any conflict or proprietary interests related to the material they prepared in this course.
- Support Services:
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You are purchasing a session of an online training that includes online assessments. Your certificate will be emailed to you once you pass the final exam with a passing grade of 80%.
Your certificate will bear the name you provided to us when you signed up. For support and questions regarding the material presented in this class please contact us at info@childcareed.com. Please consult our frequently asked questions page for other questions or feel free to contact us.
No prerequisites are required for the completion of this course.
