Define healthy practices to mitigate the spread of germs and decrease the likelihood of SIDS in infants and toddlers.
Trainings incorporating this outcome
CDA Subject Areas
Proficiency Level
120 hours courses
12 CEUs45 hours courses
5 hours courses
Related Outcomes
- Demonstrate an understanding of developmentally appropriate practices for infants and toddlers with need in one or more of the following areas: 1. Emotional 2. Cognitive 3. Language 4. Physical
- Identify safe practices with infants including SIDS, Abusive Head Trauma, and SBS.
- Demonstrate an understanding of developmentally appropriate practices for infants and toddlers with developmental, emotional, cognitive, language and/or physical needs.
- Demonstrate understanding of appropriate interaction with infants and toddlers.
- Identify types of abuse in infants and toddlers.
- Identify strategies to ensure appropriate infant and toddler supervision
- Describe the impact of culture on infant and toddler development
- Define and identify the components of developmentally appropriate practice
- List and review tracking systems to monitor the daily feeding schedule of infants and toddlers
- Identify strategies for integrating culture and diversity into an infant and toddler program
- List safety risks for infants and toddlers and strategies to diminish these risks.
- Demonstrate understanding of the impact of culture on infant and toddler development
- Identify the components of a lesson plan for infants and toddlers.
- Define the term inclusion and how it relates to the child care environment and practice for all ages.
- Identify strategies to ensure appropriate infant and toddler supervision.
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