Outdoor Play & Safety Training

Playground Safety Standards & Active Supervision

A practical two-hour course for home-based and center-based educators, assistants, substitutes, and program leaders. Instructor: Tambra Newton. In education partnership with NAHCE.

Learn, practice, and plan safer outdoor play.

Use the presentation with your instructor, practice the knowledge check, and complete your outdoor safety action plan.

PowerPoint presentation

The original training deck includes facilitator notes, scenarios, and interactive questions. Open in PowerPoint Slide Show mode to use the answer buttons.

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Course syllabus

Learning objectives, instructional schedule, completion requirements, and recordkeeping.

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Participant activities & evaluation

Complete the five-question check and training evaluation. Print your responses for instructor review; browser responses are not submitted or saved to a learner account.

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Follow-up action plan

Identify one safety improvement, the person responsible, and a date to review progress.

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What the course covers

Completion and training hours

Full completion requires 120 instructional minutes, completed activities, and at least 4 of 5 correct answers (80%). Tambra Newton verifies attendance and participation before issuing a completion certificate. The course materials describe 2.0 In-Service Training Hours; licensing acceptance must be confirmed with the appropriate authority.