Supporting Children’s Learning and Safety

Participants will be able to apply knowledge of child development and play-based learning to observations and activities while using communication, numeracy and problem-solving skills to support safe childcare environments.

Issuer	Literacy Link South Central
Issued On	1790078400
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The _Safe and Healthy Childcare Environments_ includes: \n● Ratios and supervision \n● Allergies and meal-time safety \n● Physical safety and sight lines \n● Numeracy practice \n \n\n### Learning Experience, Activities\n\n_Workshops featuring:_\n\n- _Text and multimedia presentations that introduce key concepts and apply them to the workplace_\n \n- _Interactive opportunities for discussion, recall and application_\n\n### Assessment\n\nThe session leader engaged learners in discussion and activities to apply the learning as described. Role-specific procedures and practices are typically reinforced through employer onboarding, training, and mentorship.\n \nLearning Participation badges are not assessed but provide useful signals of interest and engagement by the individual.\n\n### Estimated learning effort\n\n3 hour(s) a day, 3 days a week = 9 hours for this week\n \n_*This Skills Sprint runs for 3 weeks in total. 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