
Understand core safety procedures that align with state regulations to ensure safe and compliant youth programming.
Full Course Description
Ensure child safety and compliance with state regulations in our Child Safety Basics and Aligning With State Regulations Online Course. This 2-hour course is designed for educators, youth workers, coaches, and counselors, providing essential knowledge to create secure environments for children. Learn key child abuse prevention strategies, identify and disrupt abuse or neglect, and develop safety plans aligned with regulations. By course completion, you’ll confidently ensure program safety and regulatory compliance. Enroll today to protect and support the youth in your care.
This course will take approximately 2 hours to complete.
This course satisfies these child care training requirements:
West Virginia Afterschool Program Quality Standards
- 1. Administration
- 2. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
- 4. Health, Safety and Nutrition
- 5. Indoor and Outdoor Environments
- 8. Activities
Core Knowledge and Competencies for Early Childhood Professionals
- 1. Management
- 2. Child and youth development
- 3. Child safety, abuse, and neglect
Afterschool & Out-of-School Time Professional Network
- 1. Administration
- 2. Healthy Behaviors: Nutrition and Physical Activity
- 4. Indoor and Outdoor Environment
- 5. Programming and Activities
Department of Children & Families: Staff Training Requirements for Childcare Centers
- i. Child growth and development
- ii. Positive guidance and discipline
- iii. Nutrition and good eating habits
- v. Program planning and development
- vi. Creating a classroom environment
- vii. Health and safety procedures, including recognition of illness and disease and training in basic infection control techniques
Standards for Quality Afterschool Programs
- 1. Administration and Organization
- 2. Program Management and Staff
- 3. Communication and Interaction
- 4. Program Structure and Activities
- 5. Health, Safety and Nutrition
- 6. Program Environment
Department of Children and Families (Annual In-Service Training)
- 1. Health and safety
- 6. Child transportation and safety
- 9. Design and use of child-oriented space
- 11. Child abuse
- 13. Working with children with disabilities in child care
- 22. Developing special interest centers/spaces and environments
Core Knowledge and Competencies
- 1. Child and Youth Growth and Development
- 2. Health, Safety and Nutrition
- 4. Learning Environment and Curriculum
Afterschool Standards
- 2. Indoor and Outdoor Environments
- 3. Programming and Activities
- 4. Safety, Health, and Nutrition
Early Childhood Educator Requirements: Birth to Second Grade
- 1. Child development
- 3. Observation and assessment
- 5. Health, safety, physical activity, and nutrition
Early Childhood - Continuing Education
- 1. Child Development
- 2. Child Guidance
- 3. Child Abuse Prevention
- 4. Emergency Preparation
- 5. Licensing Regulations
- 7. Health and Safety
- 11. Management/Administrative Education
Afterschool Program Quality Institute
- 1. Environment
- 3. Programming
Early Care and Education Knowledge Base
- 1. Child Development
- 3. Observation, documentation and assessment
- 4. Teaching and engagement
- 5. Curriculum and learning environment
Guiding Principles for Quality OST Programs
- 7. Inclusion & Access
- 9. Quality Staff
Childcare Program: Continuing Education
- 1. Child development
- 2. Health and safety or fire safety
- 6. Indoor and outdoor learning environments
- 7. Behavior guidance
- 8. Leadership, child care administration, or mentoring
- 11. Legal issues in child care
- 12. Child abuse and neglect
Child Care Training Regulations
- 1. Child Development
- 2. Routine and emergency health protection of children including health related exclusions
- 4. Positive behavior management
- 5. Curriculum development policies and responsibilities
- 6. Supervision of children
- 7. Child accident and injury procedures including building and physical premises safety
- 8. Safe sleep practices
- 12. Nutrition and food safety including prevention and response to emergencies due to food and allergic reactions
- 18. Preventing, recognizing, and reporting child abuse and neglect
- 19. Recognition and response to the symptoms of common childhood illnesses
- 22. Inclusion of children with special needs
Guidelines for Afterschool, Summer, and Youth Development Programs
- 2. Health, Safety, and Environment
- 3. Programming and Activities
- 6. Cultural Competency, Responsiveness, and Inclusion
- 7. Assessment, Planning, and Program Improvement
- 8. Staff and Professional Development
- 9. Administration and Program Management
ECE Competencies
- 1. Child Development and Learning
- 6. Observation, Screening, Assessment and Documentation
- 8. Learning Environments and Curriculum
- 9. Health, Safety, and Nutrition
Quality Standards for Expanded Learning
- 1. Safe and Supportive Environment
- 3. Skill Building
- 5. Healthy Choices and Behaviors
- 10. Continuous Quality Improvement
- 11. Program Management
Core Knowledge Areas from the Michigan Core Knowledge and Core Competencies for the Early Care and Education Workforce
- 1. Child development and learning
- 2. Health, safety, and nutrition
- 6. Observation, documentation, and assessment
- 8. Child care center administrative rules
MOST (Michigan Out-of-School Time) Standards of Quality
- 1. Health, Safety
- 4. Indoor and Outdoor Environments
- 5. Program Activities
- 6. Administration
Teachers of Early Childhood Education Subject Matter Standards
- 1. Child Development and Learning
- 2. Developmentally appropriate learning experiences
- 5. Historical and contemporary development of early childhood education
- 7. Health, safety, and nutrition
- 8. Application through clinical experiences
Ignite Afterschool
- 1. Intentional Program Design
- 6. Organizational Management, Staff Support and Youth Safety
Early Care & Education Professional Development Content Areas
- 1. Child Development and Learning in Context
- 3. Child Observation, Documentation, and Assessment
- 5. Knowledge, Application, and Integration of Academics Content in the Early Childhood Curriculum
- 6. Professionalism as an Early Childhood Educator
- 7. Health and Safety
Program Content
- 1. Physical Environment
Program Management
- 6. Safety and Health
- 7. Business Administration
Afterschool Program Standards
- Program Content
- Program Management
Early Care and Education Professional Competency Goals for Staff
- 1. Child development, including discipline, guidance, nutrition, injury control and safety
- 2. Health, including sanitation, disease control, cleanliness, detection and disposition of illness
- 3. Child abuse and neglect, including identification and reporting, and meeting the needs of abused and/or neglected children
Afterschool & Youth Development Standards
- 1. Programming & Youth Development
- 3. Environment & Climate
- 6. Staffing & Professional Development
- 7. Organizational Practices
Early Care and Education Professional Competency Goals for Directors
- a. Early learning standards
- d. Developmentally appropriate practices
- f. Advocacy for the Center, Parents, children and Staff
Core Competencies for Early Childhood Practitioners
- 1. Child growth and development
- 2. Health, safety and nutrition
- 3. Child observation and assessment
- 5. Learning environments and curriculum
- 6. Interactions with children
- 7. Program planning, development and evaluation
- 8. Professionalism and leadership
Afterschool Network Best Practices
- 1. Prepared Staff
- 2. Intentional Programming
- 3. Alignment with School Day
- 4. Promotion of Varied Youth Engagement
- 6. Promotion of Safety, Health and Wellness
All Staff Annual Training
- 1. Child growth and development
- 2. Social and Emotional Development
- 3. Child Guidance
- 4. Health and Safety, Nutrition
- 6. Professional Development
Director Annual Training
- 1. Curriculum
- 2. Nutrition
- 3. Special Needs
- 4. Child Guidance
- 5. Professional Development
Afterschool Alliance Best Practices
- 1. Prepared Staff
- 2. Intentional Programming
- 4. Promotion of Varied Youth Engagement
- 6. Promotion of Safety, Health and Wellness
Early Learning Staff Professional Development Areas
- All Staff Annual Training
- Director Annual Training
Department of Social Services, Child Care Services (CCS): Pathway to Professional Development
- 1. Child growth and development
- 2. Detecting and reporting child abuse and neglect
- 3. Guidance and behavior management
- 4. Food handling techniques
- 5. Identification and prevention of communicable diseases
- 6. Program health and safety
- 7. Nutrition for children
- 11. Learning environments
- 12. Age-appropriate activities and planning
- 13. Professionalism
- 16. Basic first aid
Workforce Knowledge and Competencies
- 1. Child Growth and Development (CGD)Â
- 2. Alignment with CDELS
- 2. Learning Environment and Curriculum (LEC)
- 6. Health, Safety and Nutrition (HSN)Â
- 8. Collaborative Program Management – (CPM)Â
Department of Human Services Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education Child Care Licensing Unit
- 1. Proper supervision of children
- 3. Safe sleep practices for infants
- 4. Shaken baby syndrome; which includes prevention (Carter's Law, Act 1208)
- 5. Appropriately responding to a crying or fussy infant or child
- 7. Mandated reporter training
- 14. Nutrition and physical activities
- 16. Basic child development
Standards for Quality Afterschool Programs
- 1. Safe and Appropriate Program Environments and Facilities
- 2. Ongoing Training and Staff Development
- 3. Program Monitoring and Evaluation
- 4. Positive Youth Development
Competencies for Early Childhood Educators and Administrators
- 1. Child growth and development, and learning or courses that align with the competency domains of child growth and development
- 5. Health, safety and nutrition
OST Quality Guidelines
- 5. Staff Qualifications and Training
- 7. Health and Safety Guidelines
Early Childhood Education and Care Department
- 1. Child growth, development, and learning
- 2. Health, safety, nutrition, and infection control
- 4. Developmentally appropriate content
- 5. Learning environment and curriculum implementation
- 6. Assessment of children and programs
- 7. Professionalism
Out-of-School Time (NMOST) Guiding Principles
- 1. Environmental Safety
- 2. Health, Nutrition and Physical Activity
- 6. Programming
- 8. Staffing and Professional Development
- 9. Evaluation for Continuous Quality Improvement
Child Growth and Development
- 1. Child nutrition
- 1. Programming and Curriculum
- 2. Children with special needs
- 4. Brain development
- 5. Benefits of outdoor play and gross motor activities
- 5. Health and Safety
- 6. Administrative Practices
- 6. Social/emotional development
- 7. Challenging behaviors
- 8. Cognitive development
- 9. Health and wellness
Career Development
- 1. Ethics and professionalism in child care
- 4. Using child care tools
- 9. Business practices
Child Growth and Development
- 1. Child nutrition
- 1. Programming and Curriculum
- 2. Children with special needs
- 4. Brain development
- 5. Benefits of outdoor play and gross motor activities
- 5. Health and Safety
- 6. Administrative Practices
- 6. Social/emotional development
- 7. Challenging behaviors
- 8. Cognitive development
- 9. Health and wellness
Family/Community Relations
- 2. Community health, pediatrics or social services resources for children and families
- 3. Transitioning
- 5. Disaster planning and preparedness
Ohio Department of Job and Family Services: Child Care Center Professional Development Training Topics
- Career Development
- Child Growth and Development
- Family/Community Relations
Quality Guidelines for Ohio's Afterschool Programs
- Child Growth and Development
Department of Children, Youth & Families: Child Care Provider Training Requirements
- 1. Child/adolescent growth and development
- 3. Child observation and assessment
- 5. Safety and wellness
- 6. Interactions with children/youth
- 7. Program planning and development
- 8. Professional development and leadership
School's Out Washington Quality Improvement Standards
- 4. Engaging in learning opportunities that build academic, life, and career skills
Standards of Early Learning and Development
- 1. Childhood Development
- 2. Health, Safety and Universal Precautions
- 3. Quality Child Care and Licensing
- 6. Positive Discipline and Guidance
Afterschool Quality Standards
- 1. Environmental Safety, Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Healthy Lifestyle Initiatives
- 5. Programming and Alignment with Regular School Day Learning
- 6. Administration and Organizational Development
- 7. Staffing and Professional Development
Early Learning and Development Standards
- 1. Early Childhood Education and Child Development
- 2. Licensing and regulations
- 6. Social Services
- 7. Child Abuse Laws
After School Network
- 3. Environment
- 4. Activities and Programming
- 5. Safety
- 6. Staffing/Professional Development
- 7. Administration/Organization
Child Care VA Standards
- 1. Emergency Preparedness
- 3. Food and Allergic Reactions
- 4. Shaken Baby Syndrome/Abusive Head Trauma
- 5. Safe Sleep and SUIDS Prevention
- 6. Safe Spaces
- 12. Recognition and Reporting of Child Abuse and Neglect
- 13. Foundations of Child Development and Approaches to Learning
Virginia Partnership for Out-of-School Time Quality Standards
- 2. Staffing, Volunteers & Professional Development
- 3. Leadership & Management
- 6. Linkages to the School-Day & SOL Standards
- 7. Health, Nutrition & Physical Fitness
- 8. Environment (Indoor & Outdoor Spaces)
Afterschool Network Quality Standards
- 1. Environment
- 4. Programming
- 5. Health
- 6. Administration
Early Childhood Professional Learning Categories
- 2. Leadership
- 3. Resources
- 5. Learning Designs
Network for Youth Success Quality Self-Assessment (QSA) Tool
- 1. Environment & Climate
- 4. Staffing & Professional Development
- 5. Programming & Activities
- 7. Youth Participation & Engagement to Care
NYC DYCD Core Competencies for Youth Work Professionals
- 2. Ability to comply with applicable safety and emergency requirements.
- 8. Ability to behave professionally.
School Age Child Care
- 4. Safety and Security Procedure
- 6. Child Abuse and Maltreatment Identification and Prevention
- 7. Statutes and Regulations Pertaining to Care
- 8. Statutes and Regulations Pertaining to Child Abuse & Maltreatment
- 9. Education and Information on the Identification, Diagnosis and Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome
- 10. Adverse Childhood Experiences, Focused on Understanding Trauma and on Nurturing Resiliency
The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) Training
- 1. Health and safety
- 2. Child growth and development
- 3. Nutrition
- 4. Planning learning activities
- 8. Detection of child abuse
After School Program Quality Standards and Indicators
- 1. Health, Safety and the Environment
- 3. Programming and Activities
- 4. Staffing and Professional Development
- 5. Administration
Early Learning and Development Standards
- 1. Physical Health and Motor Development
Statewide Afterschool Quality Standards
- 1. Indoor and Outdoor Environments
- 2. Safety, Health, and Nutrition
- 4. Professional Development and Qualifications
- 6. Youth Development, Programming, and Activities
B-3 Continuum
- 2. Comprehensive Services
- 5. Joint Professional Development
Building Blocks for Out-of-School Time Quality
- 1. Intentional Program Design
- 7. Ongoing Staff Support and Volunteer Development
- 8. Youth Safety and Wellness
Early Learning eGuidelines Competencies
- 2. Understanding Child Development in Relation to Disabilities
Afterschool Program Quality Guidelines
- 1. Operations
- 2. Programming
- 3. Relationships
- 5. Professional Development
Program Quality Practices
- 1. Physical Environment, Curriculum, and Program Activities
- 2. Assessment, Planning, and Improvement
- 6. Safety, Health, and Wellness
- 7. Leadership and Administration
- 8. Professional Development
Afterschool Alliance's Quality Standards
- 1. Planning a safe, healthy learning environment
- 2. Steps to advance children’s physical and intellectual development
- 7. Observing and recording children’s behavior
- 8. Principles of child growth and development
Child Care Centers Professional Growth and Development Training Requirements
- 1. Planning a safe, healthy learning environment (includes nutrition)
- 2. Steps to advance children’s physical and intellectual development
- 7. Observing and recording children’s behavior
- 8. Principles of child growth and development
Quality Afterschool Guidelines
- 1. Quality Environments
- 2. Supporting Children and Youth
- 4. Safe Environments
- 5. Commitment to Quality
- 8. Physical Activity
Hawaii OST Quality Guidelines
- 2a. Youth Learning and Development
- 3a. Program Administration for Staff
- 3b. Policies and Procedures
Core Competencies for Early Childhood Professionals
- 1. Safe Environments
- 2. Healthy Environments
- 3. Learning Environments
- 4. Physical Development
- 5. Cognitive Learning
- 9. Social Development
- 10. Guidance
- 12. Program Management
- 13. Professionalism
Goals for Program Management and Delivery
- 1. Safe, Healthy, and Orderly Environment
- 2. Qualified and Diverse Staff
- 3. Opportunities to Learn in Diverse Environments
Child Care Facilities: Staff Development Topics
- a. Planning a safe, healthy learning environment
- g. Observing and recording children's behavior
- h. Principles of child growth and development
North Carolina Center for Afterschool Programs (NCCAP)
- Goals for Program Management and Delivery
Texas Partnership for Out-of-School Time (TXPOST) Standards of High Quality
- 1. Safety, Health and Nutrition
- 3. Programming and Activities
Early Childhood Education: Professional Development Areas
- Annual Training (1) Child growth and development
- Annual Training (2) Guidance and discipline
- Annual Training (3) Age-appropriate curriculum
- Annual Training (4) Teacher-child interaction
- In-Service 1. Recognizing and preventing shaken baby syndrome and abusive head trauma
- In-Service 2. Understanding and using safe sleep practices and preventing sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
- In-Service 3. Understanding early childhood brain development.
- Pre-Service 1. Developmental stages of children
- Pre-Service 2. Age-appropriate activities for children
- Pre-Service 3. Positive guidance and discipline of children
- Pre-Service 5. Supervision and safety practices in the care of children
- Pre-Service 7. Preventing and controlling the spread of communicable diseases, including immunizations.
Quality Standards for OST Programs
- 1: Health and Safety
- 3: Youth-Centered Program Design
- 4: Leadership and Management
Pennsylvania Statewide Afterschool Youth Development Network (PSAYDN) Statement of Quality in Afterschool
- 1: Structure and Management
- 3. Safety and Health
- 4. Activities
Professional Standards and Competencies for Early Childhood Educators (PA PSCECE)
- Standard 1: Child Development and Learning in Context
- Standard 3: Child Observation, Documentation, and Assessment
Afterschool Network
- 2. Child and adolescent development
- 3. Health, wellness, and safety
- 4. Observation and assessment
- 6. Learning environment
- 7. Program planning and evaluation
Child Care Training & Education
- Standard 7: Health, Safety, Nutrition, and Physical Activity
Afterschool Network Quality Standards
- 2. Offer a blend of academic and developmental skill-building activities
- 4. Promote high levels of student engagement
- 5. Provide appropriate levels of structure as well as opportunities for autonomy and choice
Early Childhood: Child Care Center Training Topics
- 4. Children with special needs
- 6. Prevention, signs, and symptoms of child abuse and neglect, including child sexual abuse, and legal reporting requirements
- 7. Principles of child growth and development, including brain development
- 8. Prevention of shaken baby syndrome and abusive head trauma, and coping with crying babies
- 9. Prevention of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) and use of safe sleeping practices
Department of Early Education & Care Standards
- 2. Planning Programs and Environments for Young Children
- 4. Child and Classroom Management
- 5. Advanced or Specialized Early Childhood Education or Development
- 7. Infant and Toddler Development, Care, and Program Planning
- 8. Health and Safety in Early Childhood
- 10. Supervision or Staff Development in Early Childhood Education
Child Care Core of Knowledge
- 3. Health, Safety, and Nutrition
Out-of-School Time Program Quality Standards
- Administrative Quality Standards
- Program Quality Standards
Program Quality Standards
- I. Youth Program Climate
- II. Youth Development
Administrative Quality Standards
- I. Youth Program Design and Accountability
- III. Health, Safety and Program Space
- IV. Youth Program Staffing and Professional Development
Department of Early Learning and Care: Training
- 3. Human Growth and Development
- 4. Health Safety and Nutrition
- 5. Learning Environments and Curriculum
- 6. Observation and Assessment
- 7. Personal, Professional & Leadership Development
- 8. Program Management
National Afterschool Association Competencies
- 8. Safety and Wellness
Department of Education: Standards for Professional Development
- a. Child development and learning
Quality Standards for Nevada OST Programs
- a. Youth Development & Social Emotional Learning
- b. Health, Safety and Security of the Physical Environment
- c. Program Management & Professional Development
- d. Program Structure, Curriculum & Activities
Early Childhood Education Professional Learning Standards
- A. Child Growth and Development
- B. Health and Safety Issues
- C. Program administration, planning, development, or management
Quality Standards for Out-of-School Time Programs
- A. Safe and Healthy Environments
- C. Intentional Programming and Activities
- F. Program Management
Division of Early Care and Education: Staff Development
- a. Prevention and control of infectious diseases
- c. Prevention of and response to emergencies due to food and allergic reactions
- e. Building and physical premises safety
- i. Child growth and development
- j. Caring for children with disabilities
- L. Nutrition
- o. Identification and reporting of suspected child abuse or neglect
- r. Business operations
Department of Education and Early Development (DEED)
- Annual Requirements: 2. Special Education Training for Aides
- Biennial and Quadrennial Requirements: 4. Mandates Reporters of Child Abuse and Neglect
- Mandatory Trainings: 1. Sexual abuse awareness and prevention
Early Childhood Professional Development Framework
- Standard II: Creates/Maintains Environments
- Standard VII: Engages in Professional Development
- Standard VIII: Supports Families
Course Content
Module 1: Course Overview

Course Includes
- 24 Lessons
- 4 Topics
- 2 Check-ins
- Course Certificate