Course Details

Unit 1: Providing for Children’s Safety

Course ID 70640

CECPD

Description

Providing for children’s safety is a major responsibility for all early education centers. Safety concerns range from accidents involving injury to emergency evacuation of the building. Safety concepts and issues need to be addressed by early education staff every day. Early education centers should have written policies regarding safety issues. Early education staff must know the policies involving safety issues and be prepared to carry them out.

10.00 Hours

Course Level

Formal

General Continuing Education

Course Category

Early Childhood

Pathway Units
Formal Approved

(10 Hours)

CDA Content Areas

Planning a safe, healthy, learning environment (10 Hours)

Infant Mental Health Core Competency Areas

Family Child Care Home Provider

Child Care Center Staff

Head Start/Early Head Start

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

1. Answer multiple-choice questions about integrating safety in program plans.

2. Research state requirements for CPR and First Aid training and provide a current certificate of
completion of a certified Pediatric CPR/First Aid certificate. (Assignment Sheet 1)

3. Answer multiple choice questions regarding elements of an emergency plan, staff
responsibilities for implementing emergency plans, resources for crisis management, and
criteria for effective emergency procedures.

4. Answer questions about the need for professionalism in responding to families’ concerns
about safety situations.

5. Answer questions about staff responsibilities in injury situations.

6. Reflect on safety services available from the Oklahoma Warm Line. (Assignment Sheet 2)

7. Respond to scenarios involving professionalism in responding to emergency situations.
(Assignment Sheet 3)

8. Identify effective designs of indoor and outdoor areas for maintaining safety.

9. Evaluate an indoor or outdoor area against safety criteria utilizing a safety checklist.
(Assignment Sheet 4)

The number of events scheduled for this course is 1