STARS Child Care Basics 30 Hour STARS Training

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Basic STARS Training Agenda

Washington Child Care Basics Online Training

Module 1: Valuing Each Child and Family

Outcome A: The student will discuss attributes of the diversity of families

Outcome B: The student will describe strategies for interacting collaboratively with all children and adults.

Outcome C: The student will evaluate techniques for communicating with families about their children’s development.

Module 2: Child Growth and Development

Outcome A: The student will recognize development as a continuum with identifiable basic milestones.

Outcome B: The student will identify developmental needs of infants, toddlers and preschoolers, and school-agers to age eight.

Outcome C:  The student will describe early brain development. 

Module 3: Celebrating Child Growth

Outcome A: The student will give examples of children developing at their own rate.

Outcome B:The student will identify techniques for collecting child development information.

Outcome C:The student will describe professional behavior regarding confidentiality of referrals.

Module 4: Curriculum and Learning Environments

Outcome A The student will describe environments which nurture children and stimulate learning.

Outcome B The student will identify indoor and outdoor activities that invite participation of all children.

Outcome C The student will plan developmentally appropriate activities for children in a variety of settings.

Module 5: Family and Community Partnerships

Outcome A The student will recognize that families are the primary educators of their children.

Outcome B The student can explain the elements of positive relationships and communication with families.

Outcome C The student will identify community resources that support families.

Module 6: Healthy Practices: Safety and Wellness

Outcome A The student can differentiate between compliance and non-compliance of health and safety regulations.

Outcome B The student can summarize their role as a mandated reporter of child abuse and neglect.

Outcome C The student will identify a healthy physical environment for children, including procedures for health, safety, and sanitation.

Module 7: Healthy Practices: Nutrition and Fitness

Outcome A The student will demonstrate healthy practices:  hand-washing, diapering, food- handling and meal/snack procedures.

Outcome B The student will describe basic daily nutrition, exercise, and sleep needs of children.

Outcome C The student will identify signs of and care for basic childhood illnesses and injuries.

Module 8: Interactions and Guidance

Outcome A The student will identify techniques for building secure relationships, forming the basis for a child’s ability to manage his/her own behavior.

Outcome B The student will identify positive responses to children.

Outcome C The student will recognize off-track behavior and commit to limit setting that supports self-management.

Module 9: Program Planning and Development

Outcome A The student will describe staff member’s responsibilities in carrying out the program’s mission statement.

Outcome B The student will relate program policies to specific Washington licensing rules and laws.

Outcome C The student will identify what, where and how records are kept.

Module 10: Professional Practice

Outcome A The student will describe the professional code of ethics.

Outcome B The student will summarize the fundamentals of professional behavior.

Outcome C The student will justify the need for on-going professional development.