What you will learn:

The learning will enable participants to demonstrate an understanding of the following over a period of 3 months:

• PM-04-PS01: Promote the safety and protection of children
• Create inclusive, age and stage-appropriate, safe environments that support child safety
• Deal with and plan for emergencies
• Identify developmental challenges, including children experiencing barriers
• Identify the signs of distress, maltreatment and types of abuse
• Reinforce adult and child knowledge of health, hygiene and safety practices and routines in children's daily programme

• PM-04-PS02: Support child nutrition
• Plan a healthy weekly menu, including provision for children with specific dietary requirements and eating problems
• Prepare healthy snacks and meals
• Prepare a poster/teaching aid on healthy foods for use with children and parents
• Advise parents to pack nutritional meals and snacks for their children

• PM-04-PS03: Promote and support the health of children
• Monitor children's health and well-being
• Conduct a simple health check of a child
• Recognise the signs and symptoms of both minor and serious illnesses as well as impairments in children
• Weigh, measure, record and interpret children's heights and masses to monitor their growth

• PM-04-PS04: Maintain a healthy and hygienic environment for children
• Practice universal precautions while dealing with health issues in accordance with applicable policy requirements
• Described hygiene practices, including clean water, disposal of waste, hand washing, sanitation, food preparation and ventilation, according to the applicable norms and standards
• Appropriately handled the different physical care routines across broad phases, including babies, toddlers and young children