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Child Care Resource and Referral sponsors many individual workshops to help licensed center staff and child development home staff meet annual training requirements. The content of these include, but are not limited to:

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

All providers can gain knowledge and new insight from attending training and are welcome in all classes that interest them, no matter what their experience is.

Pre-registration is required for all classes

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Participants are expected to attend when they register for a class.

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Registration fees to reserve your space are due at least one week before the class starts.

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Please be respectful and cancel your reservation if you cannot attend, so people on the waiting list can take your place.

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Refunds will not be given unless you call twenty-four hours in advance to cancel your reservation.

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Closing time of all classes is approximate.

Health and Safety (also see Standard Precautions)

Date

Time

Title

Location

Cost

Contact #

Ongoing online

Online Integrated Pest Management Child Care IPM website Free Mark Shour

Ongoing online

Online Playground Supervision for Child Care Providers Playground Safety website $15 Registration online

Ongoing online

Online Playground Maintenance for Front-Line Workers Playground Safety website $15 Registration online

October

6:30-8:30 Fire Safety Greenfield No charge Sherry at
888-482-8431

November 18

7:00-9:00 What's Your Pyramid Style?
(CACFP Approved)
ISU Extension Office
119 Iowa Ave in Onawa
$10 Toni at
800-945-9778

December 3

6:30-8:30 Don't Give Kids A Tummyache
(CACFP Approved)
ISU Extension Office
906 6th St
Harlan
$10 Toni at
800-945-9778

January 14, 2009

6:30-8:30 What's Your Pyramid Style?
(CACFP Approved)
IWCC
1001 W Sheridan
Shenandoah
$10 Toni at
800-945-9778

March 4, 2009

6:30-8:30 Don't Give Kids A Tummyache
(CACFP Approved)
Red Oak $10 Toni at
800-945-9778

 

                               

 

Click here to learn more about the National Association of Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies.

Click here to learn more about Quality Assurance.

Funding is provided by the Iowa Department of Human Services through the Child Care Development Fund.

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Last updated: 8/20/2008