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1. Course Agenda
2. Environmental Health and Safety
3. Preventing Injuries in Child Care
4. Discussion: Licensing Safety Regulations (1/11)
   
5. Hazards in the Environment (2/11)
6. Risk of Injury and Stages of Development
   
7. Hazards by Developmental Age (3/11)
   
8. Safety Policies and Behavior Management
   
9. Discussion: Safe or Unsafe (4/11)
   
10. Hazard Analysis (5/11)
    
11. Supervise the Children at All Times
    
12. Discussion: Staff Ratios (6/11)
    
13. Regular Safety Checks
    
14. Burns and Fire
    
15. Burn and Fire Prevention
    
16. Ways to Avoid Hot Liquid Burns (7/11)
    
17. Choking, Strangulation and Suffocation
    
18. Falls
    
19. Poisoning
    
20. Most Poisoning can be Prevented
    
21. Drowning
    
22. Emergency Procedures
    
23. Discussion: Emergency Experiences (8/11)
    
24. First Aid
    
25. Discussion: Minor Injuries (9/11)
    
26. Earthquake and Disaster Preparedness
    
27. Emergency Preparedness (10/11)
    
28. Missing Child
    
29. Authorized Persons for Picking Up
    
30. After the Emergency
    
31. End of Course Quiz (11/11)
32. End of Course Evaluation
    

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CDA Criteria for this Course

CDA Settings:

• Infant/Toddler
• Preschool
• Family Child Care (Mixed-Age)

CDA Content Area: Planning a Safe and Healthy Learning Environment ​(3 hours)

The information provided in this course is standard practice. Be sure to follow the specific regulations mandated by the state or county for your program.

Course Description

3 Clock Hours
This topic familiarizes students with indoor and outdoor safety hazards that may be present in a child care environment and discusses how educators can protect children from these hazards. 

Learning Outcomes

• Identify what types of injuries are common in the child care setting, who gets injured, how, when and why
• State the most common types of injuries for each age and developmental range and how to prevent them
• Discuss the importance of safe environments and describe a safe environment for all children
• Identify potential hazards in the indoor and outdoor environments
• Explain preventive measures that will make their child care facility more fire safe
• Prepare evacuation plans in the event of a fire
• Recognize and identify fall hazards in the child care environment 
• Reduce the risk of fall injuries through control of the environment and teaching appropriate behaviors 
• Explain the hazards related to drowning and how to prevent drowning 

Please remember that the information provided in this course is standard practice.
​Be sure to follow the specific regulations mandated by the state or county for your program.

Technical Requirements:

• Laptop or PC
• Most students are able to use mobile devices such as tablets to complete courses. However, each device is different, and an individual's skill level with the device may determine their success with using a mobile device.
• Recommended web browser:  Google Chrome

            - Microsoft Edge, Safari and Firefox are other acceptable browsers.
            - Internet Explorer is no longer supported by Microsoft, and you may have issues if you use it to take training.

•  Operating System

           - Make sure you’re using a current operating system (for example, Windows 10).
           - Outdated operating systems may cause technical difficulties.

•  Internet Speed

          - Slow internet speed may impact loading time.

• Videos may require Adobe Flash Player.

Sources

1. Child Care Licensing Guidebook, Washington State Department of Early Learning, Second Edition, DEL-LC-2001(x) 10/06
2. Model curriculum for the Washington State Training and Registry System (STARS) 20- hour basic child care training, Washington State Department of Early Learning.
3. Disaster Relief and Trauma Resources; Zero to Three
   http://www.zerotothree.org/
   
4. “Disaster Planning Self-Assessment Guide for Child Care Centers and Family Child Care Homes” California Department of Social Services Community Care Licensing Division; http://ccl.dss.cahwnet.gov/PG496.htm
   
5. “Evacuation and Sheltering, and Post-Disaster Safety” Talking about Disaster: Guide for Standard Messages National Disaster Education Coalition, Washington, D.C.; www.disastereducation.org
   
6. “Emergency Management Guide for Business and Industry Are You Ready? An in-depth Guide to Citizen Preparedness” Federal Emergency Management Agency; www.fema.gov

Course Navigation Menu

1. Course Agenda
2. Health and Safety​
3. Preventing Injuries
4. ​Safety Regulations (1/11)
5. Hazards (2/11)
6. Risk of Injury
7. Developmental Age (3/11)
8. Safety Policies​
9. Safe or Unsafe (4/11)​
10. Hazard Analysis (5/11)​
11. ​Supervise the Children

12. Staff Ratios (6/11)
13. ​Regular Safety Checks
14. Burns and Fire
15. Burn and Fire Prevention
16. Hot Liquid Burns (7/11)
17. ​Strangulation & Suffocation
18. Falls
19. Poisoning
20. Poisoning can be Prevented
21. ​Drowning
22. ​Emergency Procedures

​23. Emergency Experiences (8/11)
​24. First Aid
25. Minor Injuries (9/11)
26. Disaster Preparedness
27. Emergency Preparedness (10/11)
28. Missing Child
29. Authorized Persons
30. After the Emergency
31. End of Course Quiz (11/11)
32. Evaluation Form
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