Safety is more than just making sure physical spaces and materials are appropriate for infants and toddlers. It is creating a supportive space that is both nurturing yet stimulating, encouraging infants and toddlers to explore, learn, and grow. A supportive responsive environment combines children’s needs and interests in a hazard-free but intriguing setting. The atmosphere must convey that they are respected, safe, capable, and special to the adults in their lives. This training will suggest appropriate practices that will engage them and invite learning.
Training Level: Intermediate; DHR Areas: CD, HSUP; CKA Areas: HSN, LEE; CDA Areas: 1, 2, 3, 8; CCDF Areas: 13, 20; ASELD Areas: PDH, SED; QRIS Areas: 1, 5; Target Age Group: Infant/Toddler