Providing a safe and healthy environment for very young children is extremely important. This course will specifically address how health, safety, and nutrition are interrelated and how caregivers influence children’s early attitudes and health practices. The focus will be to address the needs of young children from birth to three years of age. This course will offer six main strategies that caregivers can implement immediately with the children and families they work with.

Learning Outcomes

• Understanding Regulations for a Safe and Secure Environment
• Recognizing and Reporting Abuse and Neglect
• Designing Safe Environments
• Supporting Healthy Bodies and Minds in Safe Environments
• Understanding the Effects of Good Nutrition and Physical Activity
• Recognizing Special Topics in Infant/Toddler Care: SIDS, Shaken Baby Syndrome, and Swaddling
• These strategies are job-embedded and will need to be implemented with the infants and toddlers in your setting.