Course Guide

The following chart lists each lesson and all required and non-required activities and resources in this course. Use this as a guide, table of contents, or print it out and use as a checklist to manually keep track of progress through the course. Required activities are marked with a star and must be completed and reviewed by a trainer, coach or administrator. VLS Partner users will utilize the VLS learning management system to track progress towards course certification.

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Within the Preschool Safe Environments course you will learn about:

The significance of providing safe toys and materials for preschoolers’ development and learning
The ways in which you can design safe environments and experiences for your classroom and program
How to promote safety through ratios and proper supervision practices
How to promote safe sleep practices for preschool age children
The importance of child abuse knowledge, identification, prevention and reporting
How to prepare for emergencies and respond to injuries in your classroom and program
Special considerations for trips away from your program and the importance of vehicle safety

Course Outline

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Course Guide

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Lsn/Req	Title	Section
1	Providing a Safe Environment Indoors and Outdoors
Not required	Play Spaces Activity	Explore
Required	Daily Safety Checklist	Apply
2	Providing Safe Toys and Materials
Not required	Pets in Early Childhood Settings	Learn
Required	Choose or Lose Activity	Explore
Not required	Think Toy Safety	Apply
Not required	Checking for Safety: Toys and Materials	Apply
3	Maintaining Safe Adult-to-Child Ratios
Required	Ratio Problem Solving Activity	Explore
Not required	Ratio Log	Apply
Required	CDA Child Care Licensing/Regulation Agency	Apply
4	Supervision and Accountability Indoors and Outdoors
Not required	Active Supervision: What Would You Do?	Explore
Required	Active Supervision: Identifying Hot Spots	Apply
5	Teaching Safety Rules
Not required	Rules Activity	Explore
Required	Developing Rules	Apply
6	Safe Sleep for Preschool Age Children
Required	Rest Time Scenario	Explore
Not required	“I’m Not Sleepy…” Activity Cards	Apply
7	Child Abuse Prevention, Identification, and Reporting
Required	Responding to Child Abuse In and Out of the Program	Explore
Not required	Preventing Child Abuse in Your Classroom and Center	Apply
8	Preparing for Emergencies
Required	Creating a Kit	Explore
Not required	Preparing Your Emergency Kit	Apply
Not required	Emergency Preparation Forms	Apply
9	Responding to Injuries
Required	Responding to Injuries	Explore
Not required	First Aid Kit Checklist	Apply
10	Special Considerations for Trips Away from Your Program
Required	Trip Problem Solving	Explore
Not required	Risk Assessment	Apply
Not required	Field Trip Checklist	Apply
Not required	Sample Field Trip Permission Form	Apply
11	Vehicle Safety
Required	Vehicle Safety	Explore
Not required	Vehicle Inspection Form	Apply

*	Assessments & Tools
	Competency Reflection
	Crosswalk