Course series

Classroom Heath & Safety

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Program Description

The Classroom Health and Safety Package provides early years professionals with foundational knowledge of the health, safety, supervision, sanitation, and classroom practices needed to support high-quality programming in early learning environments. 

This package brings together four essential workshops that help educators create classroom experiences that are not only engaging and developmentally appropriate but also safe, healthy, organized, and responsive to children’s individual needs. Participants will strengthen their understanding of how consistent practices, professional judgment, and a well-prepared environment support children’s learning, participation, and well-being. 

What Participants Will Gain

By completing this package, participants will be better prepared to: 
  • Maintain clean, sanitary, and healthy classroom environments.  
  • Apply appropriate cleaning, sanitizing, disinfecting, and infection-prevention practices.  
  • Support safe, respectful, and inclusive mealtime experiences.  
  • Recognize and follow children’s allergy, medical, and individualized support plans.  
  • Maintain active supervision throughout classroom activities, transitions, and outdoor play.  
  • Use accurate headcounts, strategic positioning, and environmental scanning.  
  • Identify health and safety risks and respond appropriately.  
  • Apply responsive and relationship-based behaviour-guidance strategies.  
  • Make thoughtful professional decisions using the OPAR approach.  
  • Create classroom environments that support children’s safety, participation, learning, and well-being.   

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