To Maintain a Safe, Healthy Learning Environment
Competency Goal 1
To establish and maintain a safe, healthy learning environment
Functional Area 1: Safe
One of my goals in the functional area of safe is to prevent or reduce injuries while
children are in my care. This is an important goal for the age group children in my care
because young children are often not aware of hazards in the environment or of
behaviors that could cause injury. One of the ways I do this is by supervising children at
all times. I always make sure children are where I can see and hear them, even when
they are napping. Another way I do this is by checking the child care environment, both
inside and outside, every morning before the children arrive to make sure that outlet
plugs are in place, that child-safety latches are hooked, and that there are no broken
toys or dangerous objects in the child care space. Outside, I check to be
sure that there are no splinters, rusting equipment, or sharp pieces.
Functional Area 2: Healthy
One of my goals in the functional area of healthy is to prevent the spread of germs in my
child care. This is an important goal for the age group children in my care because
young children do not have good control over bodily functions and germs can be easily
spread when children are in such close contact with each other. One of the ways I do
this is by washing my hands before and after changing a diaper, after wiping noses or
cleaning up other bodily fluids, before and after handling food or bottles, after coming in
from outside, and any other time my hands are dirty. I also help the children to wash
their hands at similar times. Another way I do this is by washing and sanitizing all
mouthed toys immediately, and other toys daily. I also make sure each child has his/her
own bedding and I wash and sanitize bedding weekly. I believe that children need a
variety of healthy foods, so our program belongs to the USDA Food Program and we
serve lots of
To establish and maintain a safe, healthy learning environment
Functional Area 1: Safe
One of my goals in the functional area of safe is to prevent or reduce injuries while
children are in my care. This is an important goal for the age group children in my care
because young children are often not aware of hazards in the environment or of
behaviors that could cause injury. One of the ways I do this is by supervising children at
all times. I always make sure children are where I can see and hear them, even when
they are napping. Another way I do this is by checking the child care environment, both
inside and outside, every morning before the children arrive to make sure that outlet
plugs are in place, that child-safety latches are hooked, and that there are no broken
toys or dangerous objects in the child care space. Outside, I check to be
sure that there are no splinters, rusting equipment, or sharp pieces.
Functional Area 2: Healthy
One of my goals in the functional area of healthy is to prevent the spread of germs in my
child care. This is an important goal for the age group children in my care because
young children do not have good control over bodily functions and germs can be easily
spread when children are in such close contact with each other. One of the ways I do
this is by washing my hands before and after changing a diaper, after wiping noses or
cleaning up other bodily fluids, before and after handling food or bottles, after coming in
from outside, and any other time my hands are dirty. I also help the children to wash
their hands at similar times. Another way I do this is by washing and sanitizing all
mouthed toys immediately, and other toys daily. I also make sure each child has his/her
own bedding and I wash and sanitize bedding weekly. I believe that children need a
variety of healthy foods, so our program belongs to the USDA Food Program and we
serve lots of