Course Details

ADM100: The Eco-Friendly Child Care Center, Part 1: Green Lifestyle and Environmental Health

Course ID 70277

ChildCare Education Institute

(800) 499-9907

Description

The goal of this course is to provide an overview of what constitutes an eco-friendly child care environment, with a major focus on the hazards of environmental exposure and recommended practices for maintaining a safe, healthy environment for young children.

1.00 Hours

Course Level

Informal

General Continuing Education

Course Category

Early Childhood

General Course

(1 Hour)

CDA Content Areas

Planning a safe, healthy, learning environment (1 Hour)

Infant Mental Health Core Competency Areas

Family Child Care Home Provider

Child Care Center Staff

Administrative

Infants (0-12 months)

Toddlers (13-24 months)

Two's (25-36 months)

Preschooler 3's (37-48 months)

Preschool 4's and 5's (49-72 months)

Goals and Objectives

• Identify strategies for creating an eco-friendly child care center with regard to food, water, energy, transportation, and waste reduction
• Identify methods for reducing waste and energy consumption
• Identify reasons why young children are more vulnerable than adults to environment hazards
• Identify potential environmental hazards for young children
• Identify methods for reducing environmental hazards associated with air pollution, radon, pesticides, plastics, mold, and cleaning and supplies

There are no events currently scheduled for this course.