Define healthy practices to mitigate the spread of germs and decrease the likelihood of SIDS in infants and toddlers.
Central objective: Define healthy practices to mitigate the spread of germs and decrease the likelihood of SIDS in infants and toddlers within early childhood education and child care centers. Supporting elements: Identify safe practices with infants addressing SIDS, Abusive Head Trauma (AHT), and Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS). Implemented in classrooms and care settings, these guidelines empower caregivers and educators to create safer, healthier environments for young children.Trainings incorporating this outcome
CDA Subject Areas
Proficiency Level
120 hours courses
12 CEUs45 hours courses
30 hours courses
24 hours courses
18 hours courses
5 hours courses
3 hours courses
Related Outcomes
- Identify safe practices with infants including SIDS, Abusive Head Trauma, and SBS.
- Identify appropriate practices for identify and demonstrate an children: Define Developmentally Appropriate Practice
- Demonstrate an understanding of developmentally appropriate practices for infants and toddlers with developmental, emotional, cognitive, language and/or physical needs.
- Define the term inclusion and how it relates to the child care environment and practice
- Describe the impact of culture on infant and toddler development
- Identify infant and toddler materials and equipment
- Demonstrate understanding of appropriate interaction with infants and toddlers.
- Identify types of abuse in infants and toddlers.
- Define and identify the components of developmentally appropriate practice
- Identify indoor activities to plan for infants and toddlers during inclement weather.
- Define Nevada laws and regulations for safe sleep practices.
- List and review tracking systems to monitor the daily feeding schedule of infants and toddlers
- Identify strategies to ensure appropriate infant and toddler supervision
- Give examples of appropriate sensory activities for infants and toddlers.
- List the most common reasons why infants and toddlers bite.
- Identify the components of a lesson plan for infants and toddlers.
- Identify the risk factors that contribute to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), and what guidelines can prevent it.
- List safety risks for infants and toddlers and strategies to diminish these risks.
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