Staff: Infant Program Orientation Packet

INFANT PROGRAM ORIENTATION PACKET

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VISION AND VALUES? Cultivate Mankato is a Child Development & Resource Center located in vibrant downtown Mankato, MN. We seek to create opportunities for children to engage with their community and create meaningful relationships that cultivate a sense of belonging. Cultivate Mankato provides opportunities for children to learn about the world through hands-on, reflective learning and healthy dialogue. Through this framework, our goal is to provide an environment for children to build relationships of mutual caring and respect while exploring the world around them through play-based learning.

VISION Our vision is to cultivate an inclusive community working together to create a safe & stimulating environment of love & learning for all children.

Cultivate Mankato is rooted in developing strong, consistent, loving and respectful relationships with children, families, and care providers. We do this by nurturing children, making intentional efforts to grow communities, and empowering parents with the tools and resources they need.

VALUES LOVE Cultivating and nurturing children as individuals and providing a loving and safe environment.

Cultivating love in others.

AUTHENTICITY RELATIONSHIPS Being the best and truest form of yourself at all times.

COMMUNITY

Engaging with our Ensuring that community to everyone belongs, promote inclusiveness feels loved and is and provide provided opportunity engaging for growth. experiences for children.

INFANT TRAINING

TABLE OF CONTENTS Before you begin, make sure you watch this video

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INFANT GENERAL - ALL STAFF Changing a diaper

DHS safe sleep

Infant room equipment

Common responses to behaviors

Bottles (formula & breast milk)

( i n f a n t s p e c if ic)

Incidents, medications, sick children

Mealtimes CM sleep policies

ALL LEAD TEACHERS Preparing for a new student and family How to order supplies How to put in a reimbursement Expectations of redirecting staff How to delegate responsibilities How to complete a transition request How to access forms How to use ProCare for observations and assessment reports

I N F A N T SN oPt eE: tCa kIi nFg ItC h e qT u i zEaA f t eC r eH a cE hR s eS ction is required Infant lesson planning

Infant developmental checklist

ALL STAFF TRAINING Changing a Diaper

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Quiz Section 2

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SUPPORT, ASSISTANTS AND LEAD TEACHERS

Safe Use of Infant Equipment

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Quiz TAKE THE QUIZ Section 3

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ALL STAFF TRAINING Bottles

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(formula & breastmilk)

Quiz Section 4

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SUPPORT, ASSISTANTS AND LEAD TEACHERS

Mealtimes

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ALL STAFF TRAINING CM Sleep Policies

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SUPPORT, ASSISTANTS AND LEAD TEACHERS

DHS Safe Sleep

Quiz Section 7

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Produced by Hennepin County

Produced by Eastern Virginia Medical School

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ALL STAFF TRAINING Common Responses to Behaviors

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SUPPORT, ASSISTANTS AND LEAD TEACHERS

I n c i den t s , Medi c at i on s , Si c k Ch i l dr en

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ALL STAFF TRAINING What is a Study?

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SUPPORT, ASSISTANTS AND LEAD TEACHERS

ProCare Guidelines: What to enter and how?

Quiz TAKE THE QUIZ Section 11

If you are support staff or an assistant, please submit the quiz and then you are finished.

If you are a lead teacher, please do not submit the quiz and continue on to the next page.

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GENERAL LEAD TRAINING: Preparing for a new student/family

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ALL LEAD TEACHERS How to Order Supplies

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GENERAL LEAD TRAINING: How to Request a Reimbursement

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ALL LEAD TEACHERS Expectations of Redirecting Staff

Quiz TAKE THE QUIZ Section 15

TRAINING VIDEO COMING SOON

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GENERAL LEAD TRAINING: How to Delegate Responsibilities

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ALL LEAD TEACHERS Quiz How t o Compl et e a T r an s i t i on Requ es t Section 16

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NEW PROCESS COMING SOON (TRAINING VIDEO COMING SOON)

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GENERAL LEAD TRAINING: How to Access Forms

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ALL LEAD TEACHERS ProCare for observations/assessment reports

Quiz TAKE THE QUIZ Section 18

TRAINING VIDEO COMING SOON

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INFANT LEAD TRAINING: Lesson Planning

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PROGRAM SPECIFIC Infant Developmental Checklist

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Please submit quiz and then you are finished with your online training!

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