Course Description:
Safe With You is a Nebraska Department of Education Early Childhood Training Center and Department of Health and Human Services program that meets the requirements of the Nebraska State Legislature statue 43-2606. This bill requires licensed childcare providers to complete training that "shall be designed to meet the health, safety and developmental needs of children...and shall include information on sudden infant death syndrome, shaken baby syndrome and child abuse and neglect."
Course Includes:
- Safe Sleep for Infants: Learn to reduce the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) and prevent accidental suffocation. Discusses the importance of a safe sleep policy.
- Never Shake a Baby—Preventing Abusive Head Trauma: Learn the devastating effect of shaken baby syndrome, including brain damage, life changing disabilities, or death. Create a personal plan to prevent shaken baby syndrome.
- Power to Protect—Prevent Child Abuse and Neglect: Learn about child abuse and neglect, how to make a report, ways to strengthen families, and how to prevent child abuse.
Participants receive a certification valid for 5 years.
Cost
For the January through May 2024 Safe with You classes, there is no cost to you. This Limited Time Free Training Opportunity is provided by funding made available through DHHS Child Care pandemic relief funds (ARPA). For the June through December 2024 Safe with You classes, the fee for the class is $50.
Duration
4 hours; 8am - Noon
Location
National Safety Council - Nebraska Chapter
3111 Oak View Drive
Omaha, NE 68144
Schedule
To register for this training please click on the respective date: