Health and Safety

This course provides comprehensive training in health and safety practices essential for childcare providers. Key topics include hand washing, safe sleep practices, recognizing and responding to illness, accident prevention, supervision and more. Emphasis is placed on current regulations and best practices to ensure compliance with state guidelines for a safe and healthy environment!
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* This is the same training found in our Pre-Service Course.

Maintaining a Safe Environment

  • Engaging Video Presentation
  • Course Activities
  • Practical Resources
  • Printable Certificate

Learning Objectives:

  1. Applying accident prevention and risk management
  2. Ensuring safe supervision
  3. Supporting wellness
  4. Modeling safe practices

Course Requirements

This course provides 4.0  hours of professional development for early childhood educators. Participants are required to view the complete virtual training and complete the activities. They must receive a score of 80% or higher to receive credit for this course.  Course certificates are emailed upon successful completion of the full training and quiz.

Meet the instructor

Angela Swindell

Angela Swindell has been in the field of early childhood education for the past 18 years. Her experience teaching has honed her experience of quality early learning programs. She has also served the community as a coach and mentor for nine years, establishing high-quality early childhood programs through national accreditation guidance. Additionally, Angela is a master coach, affiliate trainer, and CLASS reliable observer for ages Infant-PK. She is a registered trainer through the TECPEDS system #3917, a Dallas College graduate, and is also part of the Infant Toddler Specialist network.
Patrick Jones - Course author