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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
4.7

33 reviews

Beginner level

Recommended experience

1 week to complete
at 10 hours a week

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This course is part of the Home-Based Child Care Specialization
When you enroll in this course, you'll also be enrolled in this Specialization.
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There are 6 modules in this course

This course is targeted toward individuals wishing to operate a safe and healthy family day care center, and it covers topics including staffing; creating a safe environment; nutrition; mental health & wellness; and emergency planning.

Since a Family Policy Handbook is essential for anyone operating a family day care center, this course includes the development of one of three imperative sections of the handbook. The remaining two sections are created in other courses of the Home-Based Childcare series available on Coursera.

The intention of this module is to introduce you to the Home-Based Child Care Final Project, including the rubric which will be used to score your final project submission.

What's included

2 readings

2 readings•Total 60 minutes
  • Family Policy Handbook Introduction to the Final Project for Home-Based Child Care•50 minutes
  • Family Policy Handbook: Purpose•10 minutes

This module covers injury prevention and the importance of safety and training.

What's included

1 video2 readings

1 video•Total 31 minutes
  • Safety and Prevention of Injuries•31 minutes
2 readings•Total 60 minutes
  • Safety & Well-Being•30 minutes
  • Family Policy Handbook Section #8: Training and Education Qualifications•30 minutes

This module focuses on physical health, including the benefits of exercise and how to reduce the spread of illnesses.

What's included

1 video2 readings

1 video•Total 27 minutes
  • Physical Health•27 minutes
2 readings•Total 60 minutes
  • Physical Health•30 minutes
  • Family Policy Handbook Section #9: Illness Prevention and Importance of Physical Activity•30 minutes

This module covers the importance of nutrition and the advantages of following federal guidelines when preparing weekly menus.

What's included

1 video2 readings

1 video•Total 22 minutes
  • Nutrition•22 minutes
2 readings•Total 50 minutes
  • Best Practices for Nutrition•20 minutes
  • Family Policy Handbook Section #10: Nutrition and CACFP•30 minutes

This module focuses on emotional intelligence, the effects of stress and trauma, and strategies to teach social-emotional skills.

What's included

1 video3 readings1 discussion prompt

1 video•Total 31 minutes
  • Mental Health and Wellness•31 minutes
3 readings•Total 106 minutes
  • Children's Wellbeing•60 minutes
  • VIDEO_Nadine Burke Harris TED talk: How childhood trauma affects health across a lifetime•16 minutes
  • Family Policy Handbook Section #11: Social-emotional Learning•30 minutes
1 discussion prompt•Total 20 minutes
  • Nurturing & Supporting Children•20 minutes

This module covers the importance of having an emergency plan, caring for minor injuries, and incident reporting.

What's included

1 video2 readings1 peer review

1 video•Total 28 minutes
  • Preparing for Emergencies and Mandated Reporter•28 minutes
2 readings•Total 60 minutes
  • Preparing for Emergencies•30 minutes
  • Family Policy Handbook Section #12: Emergency Plan/Mandated Reporting•30 minutes
1 peer review•Total 60 minutes
  • Family Policy Handbook Sections #8-12•60 minutes

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Reviewed on Feb 3, 2025

I enjoyed listening and how the speaker relates every point to current situations.

GA
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Reviewed on Jul 15, 2023

this course gave me an understanding of how to really administer care to children regardless of age !

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Reviewed on Jul 15, 2025

Thanks, for the opportunity to have access to this course.

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