Safe and Healthy Children

Type
Course
Date of Publication
July 7, 2021
Price
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Overview

To create an environment in a center or classroom where children are empowered to learn and grow, teachers must first ensure children feel safe and well. Strategies for keeping children safe and healthy, teaching them to make safe, healthy choices, and communicating health and safety information to families are explored.

Course Information

Children's most basic needs are to feel safe and to be healthy. To create a classroom in which children are empowered to learn and grow, teachers must first ensure these basic needs are met.

This online class explores:

  • strategies for keeping children safe and healthy
  • teaching children how to make safe and healthy choices
  • communicating health and safety information to families

Funding for this 6-hour online training class was provided by the Workforce Solutions as part of their Early Care and Education Quality Improvement initiative.

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