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 Training & Curriculum Specialist Safe Environments course you will learn about:

How to help adults ensure toys and materials for children are safe
How to support staff in making sure staff-to-child ratios and appropriate supervision practices are followed at all times
How to help staff ensure safe sleep practices are in place for infants and young children
How to support staff plan, organize, and practice emergency procedures
Identify ways to help adults respond to injuries
How to ensure that staff know and follow child abuse prevention, identification, and reporting procedures

Course Outline

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Lsn/Req	Title	Section
1	Ensuring Indoor and Outdoor Environments are Safe
Not required	Coaching about Environments	Explore
Not required	Daily Safety Checklist	Apply
Not required	Safe Environments Best Practices Checklist	Apply
2	Ensuring Toys and Materials for Children are Safe
Not required	Coaching About Materials	Explore
Not required	Safe Materials Best Practices Checklist	Apply
3	Ensuring Staff-to-Child Ratios and Appropriate Supervision Practices are Followed at all Times
Not required	Providing Feedback on Supervision	Explore
Not required	Active Supervision - Identifying Hot Spots	Apply
Not required	Ratio Log	Apply
Not required	Daily Attendance Record	Apply
Not required	Supervision and Ratio Best Practices Checklist	Apply
4	Ensuring Safe Sleep Practices for Infants and Young Children
Not required	Keeping Children Safe - Rest Time	Explore
Not required	Safe Sleep Poster	Apply
Not required	Safe Sleep Best Practices Checklist	Apply
5	Planning, Organizing, and Practicing Emergency Procedures
Not required	What Would You Do?	Explore
Not required	Preparing Your Emergency Kit	Apply
Not required	Emergency Preparation Forms (Public)	Apply
Not required	Emergency Preparation Best Practices Checklist	Apply
6	Responding to Injuries
Not required	Responding to Injuries	Explore
Not required	First Aid Kit Checklist	Apply
Not required	Injuries Best Practices Checklist	Apply
7	Ensuring Staff Know and Follow Child Abuse Prevention, Identification, and Reporting Procedures
Not required	What If… Suspecting Abuse or Neglect Within Your Program	Explore
Not required	Preventing Child Abuse Checklist	Apply
Not required	Child Abuse & Neglect Prevention Best Practices Checklist	Apply
Not required	DoD Child Abuse Reporting Poster	Apply