Safe Infant Sleep in Early Care and Education

Description

​Welcome to the American Academy of Pediatrics Safe Infant Sleep in Early Care and Education (ECE) course. The content created for this course is tailored to those who care for infants, mainly early educators such as family or center-based childcare providers, Early Head Start program staff, child care health consultants, directors, and health managers.

Upon completion of this course, you will be able to

• Understand the updated AAP guidelines for Safe Infant Sleep.
• Discuss the role of early learning professionals to set up safe infant sleep environments.
• Explain what the risks are for Sudden Unexpected Infant Deaths (SUIDs).
• Understand the importance of developing Safe Infant Sleep policies in early education settings.

Course Details

• Start Date: March 2, 2023
• Online Access Expires: March 1, 2026
• Credit Expires: March 1, 2026
• Activity Type: Asynchronous Online Course
• Course ID: 60463

Acknowledgements

​This module was supported in part through a grant provided by the Caplan Foundation for Early Childhood.

Faculty

• ​​Rachel Moon, MD
• Michael Goodstein, MD
• Lori Feldman-Winter, MD, MPH
• Jeanne VanOrsdal