Health, Safety - These workshops that will help you maintain a healthy and safe child care and education program. Staff in Child Development Homes must have 2 hours of health and safety training in their first year or registration.

Nutrition - Children need to eat healthy meals and snacks so their brains and bodies can develop. Children also need activities that help them learn to move and be active, instead of watching television or playing video games. A CACFP (Child and Adult Care Food Program) sponsor has approved most of the nutrition classes listed below.

Standard precautions - Licensed center and preschool staff must take this every year. Child Development Home providers may count this as one hour of health and safety training.

First aid - These classes should include certification in both infant and child first aid. The class must include management of a blocked airway and mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. If you cannot find a first aid class that offers this, you must also take a CPR class.

CPR - Providers must have this if they cannot find a first aid class that includes mouth-to-mouth resuscitation and management of a blocked airway.