Course Description
Child Care - Health and Safety Basics
Explore key child safety principles to reduce risk and support healthy growth and development in this free online course. Looking to create a safe, supportive environment for children? Optimal child care lays a strong foundation, reducing risks and promoting growth. This course covers key skills to enhance child welfare, maintain safety, prevent risks, and respond to emergencies. This course was reviewed and approved by a qualified subject matter expert, Hannah Harding, a teacher and early childhood specialist. Enrol today to enhance your child safety skills.
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| Training Provider | Alison |
| Course Type | Online Learning |
| Course Qualification | CPD Certificate |
| Course Duration | 5-6 hours |
| Course Fee | Free |
| Entry Requirements | Like all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary. At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives. Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone. |
| Career Path | What You Will Learn In This Free Course • Identify and respond to signs of abuse while following appropriate safeguarding procedures. • Explain the core duties of caregivers in maintaining a safe and supportive child care environment. • Describe measures to ensure child safety by maintaining active supervision. • Outline common indoor hazards and describe measures to maintain a safe child care environment. • Recognise outdoor hazards and outline steps for ensuring safe play areas. • Evaluate child care practices that meet legal health and safety obligations. • Discuss urgent medical situations in child care environments effectively. • List early symptoms of common infectious diseases in group child care environments. • Create personalised care plans for supporting children with chronic health conditions in child care settings. |
| Course Code | 7564 |
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