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Food related allergies are rapidly increasing food safety and public health concerns because food allergies impact close to 10% of all children in the United States. This number is estimated at 1 in 13 children, or around 2 students per classroom. Children as young as newborns can have allergies to food ingredients within breastmilk and formula. This training will focus on food related allergies in relation to early education programs. The training will include guidance for the development of plans to prevent an allergic reaction, identifying symptoms, responding to a food allergy emergency, and the top foods that trigger allergic reactions. Excellence in early care begins with keeping children healthy and safe.

When children bite, it affects everyone: the provider, staff, parents, and families being bitten. Parents look to providers to help make the biting stop; therefore, providers need information and practices to assist them in confronting this troublesome situation. Let's examine why certain children bite, what our roles are and strategies that can help minimize this behavior.

Germs and more germs! Do you ever wonder what keeps children sick in early care? According to research, children under age 5 spend at least 35 hours a week in child care. This reinforces the importance of health and safety practices in child care. Come learn preventative strategies that will keep children and early care providers safe from illnesses.

When planning to give medication to children in the early care setting, it is important that providers have knowledge of why and how they should administer medication when necessary. The training will help providers identify policies and procedures pertaining to administering medication that should be practiced in their programs. This training will also focus on why the Baby Douglas Law was put into place, and it will give insight on how to implement safe practices for the usage of medication with children. Learning outcome for this training: Learners will successfully identify accurate solutions to medication situations by using scenarios provided by the instructor.

Are you interested in promoting better relationships with the families in your center? As the director, it is important to be the leader in creating and helping to implement practices in your center that support positive relationships with families of the children you serve. NAEYC identifies the category of "relationships" as having the most powerful impact on the healthy development of children in your care. Formal conferences with parents are a critical part of serving families well. Let's explore how you can lead positive and effective practices to successfully serve the families enrolled in your program.