Child care providers play a vital role in maintaining environments that support children's health, safety, and well-being. This course explores key practices such as illness prevention, nutritional planning, and obesity awareness, while also addressing the unique needs of infants and children with chronic health concerns and food allergies. Providers will gain actionable strategies for proper supervision, indoor and outdoor safety, and promoting mental health in early childhood settings. By the end of this training, participants will be equipped with the tools to foster safer, healthier learning environments that support every child’s growth and development.
*Illinois Providers: This training has been approved to align to ECE Gateways Credential, ECE HSW2: Maintains a safe and healthy environment
By the end of this training, the learner will be able to:
- Identify strategies for providing appropriate care for infants and toddlers with chronic health issues
- Give examples regarding the prevention of illness in child care programs
- Define mental health and its Indicators in infants and young children.
- Demonstrate Understanding of Meal Planning for young children.
- Identify strategies in promoting sound health and safety principles for in child care.
- Identify strategies to ensure appropriate supervision.
- Explain appropriate supervision for all children’s activities.
- Explain appropriate indoor safety concerns
- Explain appropriate outdoor safety concerns.
- Identify the importance of child nutrition and nutrition training for staff in childcare.
- Identify strategies to assist children with food allergies/feeding concerns.
- Define active play in the early childhood classroom and describe its benefits for young children.
- 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.
