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1. Course Agenda
2. Health Policies
3. Discussion: Ill Child (1/5)
4. Keeping Children Healthy
5. Daily Health Check
6. Discussion: Responding to the Child (2/5)
7. Health Policies​ (3/5)
8. Medication Management
9. Key Points to Medication Management
10. Medication Management (4/5)
11. Understanding the Spread of Disease
12. Transmission of Germs
13. Universal and Standard Precautions
14. Handwashing
15. Personal Protective Equipment
16. Gloves
17. Immunizations
18. Cleaning 
19. Sanitizing versus Disinfecting
20. Keeping Your Classroom Healthy
21. Children with Special Needs
22. The Americans with Disabilities Act
23. Quiz (5/5)
24. Evaluation Form​

Course Description

2 Clock Hours
Illnesses are common among young children, and those in the early childhood program are likely to be two to three times more at risk of getting sick. This risk can be reduced through educating educators and creating a healthy environment. This topic is designed to introduce the practices that keep children healthy and safe in early childhood programs.

Learning Outcomes

• Identify a healthy physical environment for children, including procedures for health, safety, and sanitation.
• Identify signs of and care for basic childhood illnesses and injuries.
• State what a communicable disease is
• Identify why children in the child care setting have more illnesses
• Explain the techniques of infection control and the need for using universal precautions all the time
• Recall proper procedures for hand washing
• State the importance of cleaning and disinfecting 

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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 ​(2 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.

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.

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• 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. Classroom Management Strategies: http://www.state.nj.us/education/ece/psguide/ClassroomManagementStrategies.pdf
4. USDA ERS - Food Security in the U.S., http://www.ers.usda.gov/topics/food-nutrition- assistance/
5. Tips On Building Healthy Attachment With Young Children: By Pablee Wong, MC, RCC, RMFT, RPT-S, http://counsellinggroup.org/tips-building-healthy-attachment-young- children
6. Aronson, S. (2002). Healthy young children: A manual for programs (4th ed.). Washington, DC: National Association for the Education of Young Children.
7. Benenson, A. (1990). Control of communicable diseases in man. Washington, DC: American Public Health Association.
8. Caring for our children, national health and safety performance standards: Guidelines for out-of-home child care programs. (2nd Edition) (2002). American Academy of Pediatrics.
9. Keeping healthy: Parents, teachers, and children. (1995). Washington, DC: National Association for the Education of Young Children, Brochure #577.
10. The ABC’s of clean. Soap and Detergent Association, 475 Park Ave. S., New York, NY 10016. Center for Disease Control and Prevention: http://www.cdc.gov/asthma/children.htm
11. U.S. Department of Agriculture; ww.usda.gov/
12. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2010). How to Clean and Disinfect Schools to Help Slow the Spread of Flu. Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/flu/pdf/freeresources/updated/cleaning_disinfecting_schools.pdf
13. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (n.d.). Cover Your Cough. Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/flu/protect/covercough.htm

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1. Course Agenda
2. Health Policies
3.  Ill Child (1/5)
4. Keeping Children Healthy
5. Daily Health Check
6. Responding to the Child (2/5)
7. Health Policies (3/5)
8. Medication Management

9. Key Points to Medication 
10. Medication (4/5)
11. Spread of Disease
12. Transmission of Germs
13. Standard Precautions
14. Handwashing
15. PPE
16. Gloves

17. Immunizations
18. Cleaning
19. Sanitizing vs Disinfecting
20. Healthy Classroom
21. Children with Special Needs
22. ADA
23. Quiz (5/5)
24. Evaluation Form
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