Active Supervision

Are you wanting to learn more about how to supervise children in your classroom or center?

 

Available Training Formats: In-person, Virtual live 

Description: All Head Start staff and volunteers are responsible for making sure no child is left unsupervised. Active supervision is a strategy that works. It can be used in classrooms, family child care, playgrounds, and buses. It can also be shared with families as a tool to use at home. The  strategies taught in the session allows children to explore their environments safely. Infants, toddlers, and preschoolers must be directly supervised at all times (45 CFR §1302.47). This includes during daily routines such as sleeping, eating, and diapering or bathroom use.

Get ready for an engaging and interactive session combining technology, group discussions, fun activities, and games to enhance your learning experience.

Target Audience:

• For all early childhood staff

Modules:

• Strategies
• Setting Up the Environment
• Positioning Staff 
• Scan and Counting
• Active Listening
• Anticipating Children's Behaviors
• Engaging and Redirecting Staff

Expected Learning Outcomes:

• Attendees will learn active supervision strategies
• Attendees will be able to immediately implement these strategies that create an ideal classroom environment, understand positioning, use scan and count, engage and reflect, and anticipate children's behavior
• Lessen incidents 

Head Start Standards: Keeping children safe is a top priority for all Head Start and Early Head Start. (45 CFR §1302.102). The Head Start Program Performance Standards require that programs "ensure no child is left alone or unsupervised by staff, consultants, contractors, or volunteers while under their care" (45 CFR §1302.90). 

 

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