Early childhood providers will be equipped with essential knowledge about infectious disease
control and illness detection. Developing preventive strategies, early detection techniques, and
the implementation of health protocols enables providers to create safer learning
environments and effectively respond to public health challenges.

Objectives:
Upon completion of this educational experience, the learners will:

• Name opportunities to protect oneself from infectious disease/illness
• Recognize when to exclude a sick child and notify a parent of a child's illness I Identify
  common childhood diseases that can be seen in a childcare center
• Describe universal precautions
• Demonstrate proper hand washing techniques Recognize good hygiene practices
  utilized in a licensed program

Discover the importance of communicating effectively with the infants and toddlers in your classroom through this informative training session.

After completing this class, you will:

• Explain positive responses to infants’ and toddlers’ attempts to communicate.
• Discuss the effectiveness of communicating with infants and toddlers.
• Give examples of talking with infants and toddlers that are appropriate to their developmental level.
• Explain how to engage infants and toddlers through techniques of communication.

Children require and deserve structure throughout their day. An effective way to accomplish this goal is to prepare fun and innovative lesson plans that will keep the attention of your children. Through hands-on activities, you will be prepared to engage your children in fun-filled learning opportunities every day.

I the training session, you will:

• identify personal learning styles
• identify personal learning styles and determine how they are related to personal teaching styles
• recognize the importance of developing and implementing lesson plans in the licensed child care facility
• identify components of an effective lesson plan
• familiarize themselves with educational terms and Blooms Taxonomy
• will define educational terms related to an effective academic environment
• explain the characteristics of Bloom’s Taxonomy
• use the Tylerian model to create a lesson plan that may be implemented in an early childhood classroom
• create a lesson plan that may be implemented in a licensed child care facility

Children learn best when they actively engage all senses and body parts. Daily outdoor play allows children to use both fine and gross motor skills as they enjoy independent play and activities with their friends. Learn how to make the most out of mandated playground time while keeping children safe through proper supervision.

After completing this class, you will:

Examine all safety aspects of the playground area for use by children.
Identify a variety of activities that enable children to develop their large (gross motor) muscles.
Identify a variety of developmentally appropriate materials.
Describe supervision that is appropriate for the developmental levels of children.