Course Guide

The following chart lists each lesson and all required and non-required activities and resources in this course. Use this as a guide, table of contents, or print it out and use as a checklist to manually keep track of progress through the course. Required activities are marked with a star and must be completed and reviewed by a trainer, coach or administrator. VLS Partner users will utilize the VLS learning management system to track progress towards course certification.

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Within the Management Safe Environments course you will learn about:

Ways you can support staff in designing safe environments and experiences
How to support staff in making sure staff-to-child ratios are followed at all times
How to help staff follow appropriate supervision practices at all times
How to ensure staff are prepared to respond to emergencies
How to support staff to ensure transportation and field trips are safe
How to ensure that staff know and follow child abuse prevention, identification, and reporting procedures
How to help staff value the importance of training and ongoing professional development for classroom and program safety

Course Outline

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Lsn/Req	Title	Section
1	Ensuring Indoor and Outdoor Environments and Materials Are Safe
Not required	Risk Assessment Activity	Explore
Not required	Risk Assessment Action Plan	Apply
2	Ensuring Staff-To-Child Ratios Are Followed At All Times
Not required	Ratio Tally Chart	Explore
Not required	Ratio Planning Chart	Apply
3	Ensuring Appropriate Supervision Practices Are Followed At All Times
Not required	Observation Activity	Explore
Not required	Supervision Action Plan	Explore
Not required	Active Supervision Self-Assessment	Apply
4	Planning, Organizing, and Practicing Emergency Procedures
Not required	Emergency Planning	Explore
Not required	Preparing for Emergencies	Apply
5	Transportation and Field Trips
Not required	Field Trip Emergency Responses	Explore
Not required	Headcount Checklist	Apply
6	Ensuring Staff Know and Follow Child Abuse Prevention, Identification, and Reporting Procedures
Not required	Recognizing Child Abuse and Neglect: Signs and Symptoms	Learn
Not required	What If Activity	Explore
Not required	Preventing Child Abuse in Classrooms and Programs	Apply
Not required	Child Abuse & Neglect Prevention Best Practices Checklist	Apply
Not required	DoD Child Abuse Reporting Poster	Apply
7	Ensuring Safety Through a Systems Approach and Ongoing Professional Development
Not required	Identifying Risks	Explore
Not required	Additional Training Needs Reflection	Apply
Not required	Caring for Your Child’s Concussion	Apply