Module 5: Health and Safety in the Infant Classroom
This fifth module will help you learn more about keeping infants in your child care program safe and healthy, as well as ways to teach basic health and safety messages to infants.
Once you complete this module, you should complete the quiz to show that you understand the material. There is a link to the quiz on the last slide of the module. The quiz will open in a new window. You must get an 80% or higher to get credit. You have three attempts to take your quiz.
| Site: | UGA Extension Open Moodle |
| Course: | Rockin' Around the Infant Classroom |
| Book: | Module 5: Health and Safety in the Infant Classroom |
| Printed by: | Guest user |
| Date: | Saturday, 20 April 2024, 3:18 AM |
Table of contents
- Health and Safety in the Infant Classroom
- General Health Practices
- Your Best Tool: Hand Washing
- Steps for Proper Hand Washing
- When Should You Wash Your Hands?
- How to Wash Infants’ Hands
- When to Wash Infants’ Hands
- Are Hand Sanitizers Okay for Infants?
- Cleaning the Infant Care Environment
- Bleach Solution for Disinfecting Surfaces
- Cleaning the Infant Care Environment cont.
- Cleaning the Infant Care Environment cont.
- In addition, to Prevent the spread of illnesses
- The Bottom Line on Cleaning
- Proper Diapering Procedure Matters!
- Daiper Changing Procedures
- Step 1: Prepare Your Materials
- Step 2: Protect the Child
- Step 3: Clean the Daiper Area
- Step 4: Change the Diaper
- Step 5: Disinfect the Diaper Table
- Step 6: Wash Your Hands
- Step 7: Record the Diaper Change
- Interacting with Infants During Diaper Changes
- Interacting with Infants During Diaper Changes Cont.
- Other Ideas for Interacting with Infants During Diaper Changes
- Response Question #1: Diapering
- Dental Hygiene
- Skin Care
- Recognizing Illnesses in Infants
- Symptoms of Common Illnesses
- Common Illnesses: Chicken Pox
- Common Illnesses: Influenza
- Common Illnesses: Pinkeye
- Common Illnesses: Head Lice
- Cold or Allergies?
- Handling Colds and Allergies in Infant Care
- Response Question #2: Allergies
- Sensitivity to Scents
- Other Triggers of Allergies in the Infant Classroom
- Response Question #3: Green Products
- Excluding Sick Infants from the Child Care Classroom
- Excluding Sick Infants from the Child Care Classroom Cont.
- When Can a Sick Infant Return to Child Care?
- Ensuring Infants are Safe During Napping
- Safe Napping Procedures
- Safe Napping Procedures Cont.
- Response Question #4: Safe Sleeping
- Teaching Safety to the Infant
- Keeping Infants Safe in Child Care
- Handling Infants' Unsafe Behaviors
- Communicating Respect to Infants During Daily Routines
- Communicating Respect to Infants During Daily Routines Cont.
- Keeping Infants Safe Activity and Response Question #5
- References and Resources on Health and Safety in Infant Care
- Contact Info
- Module 5 Quiz
Response Question #1: Diapering
Click here in order to respond to these questions in Response Question #1. Remember that you must be logged onto the course in order to properly submit!
Response Question #2: Allergies
Click here in order to respond to these questions in Response Question #2. Remember that you must be logged on in order to submit properly!
Response Question #3: Green Products
Click here in order to respond to these questions in Response Question #3. Remember that you must be logged on in order to submit properly!
Response Question #4: Safe Sleeping
Click here in order to respond to these questions in Response Question #4. Remember that you must be logged on in order to submit properly!
Keeping Infants Safe Activity and Response Question #5
- Click on the Checklist for a Safe Classroom link to check out the checklist.
- Go to Response Question #5 to answer the question. Remember that you must be logged on in order to submit your responses!
Module 5 Quiz
Now that you have looked over the module, you may now take the quiz by clicking here: Module 5 Quiz on Health and Safety in the Infant Classroom. You must get an 80% or higher in order to get credit for completing the module. Once you click on the link, click on "continue the last attempt" and you can begin your quiz. Good luck! :-)