Develop the expertise to evaluate and inspect safe, climate resilient, healthy, and developmentally appropriate play environments for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers.
Targeted towards early childhood professionals, child health and safety consultants, child care facility and safety technicians, training and curriculum specialist, child care administrators, health manager, quality assurance specialists, early childhood technical assistance professionals, health and safety specialists, and others interested in information and best practices to inspect the safety and quality of children’s play spaces.
What you will learn
Learners will gain skills and knowledge required to inspect for safe layout, age-appropriateness, accessibility, durability and structural equipment compliance, maintenance, use zones, fall surfacing materials, and environmental conditions. The overall course objective is to help participants understand quality early childhood playspaces and safe play environments intended for infant, toddlers, and preschoolers.
The virtual training covers information from Caring for Our Children: National Health and Safety Performance Standards, National Association for the Education of Young Children, Head Start, Early Head Start, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, ASTM International, CSA Z614-20, ADA and other agencies who have been influential in the safety of children’s playspaces.
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