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Safe sleep, medication and emergency basics for childcare

A ready-made course, live deck and two surveys for nursery and childcare staff. AhaSlides tracks progress, completion and scores for you. 35 minutes, 6 lessons. Last reviewed 29 October 2026; not legal advice.

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Course outline at a glance

  • Nap time
  • What would you do first?
  • Checklist
  • Quiz

  • Safe sleep
  • Medication
  • Emergencies
  • Accordion
  • Process
  • Tabs
  • Quiz

  • The four steps
  • Safe or prohibited?
  • Timeline
  • Sorting activity
  • Quiz

  • Match the action
  • The unwitnessed dose
  • Medicine from home
  • Matching quiz
  • Scenario

  • What to report and when
  • How to report
  • Process
  • Multi-select quiz

  • Next steps
  • Accordion
  • Quiz

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Question 1 of 3

What should Amara do first?

 

Clear the cot and check the room before leaving the infant to sleep.

Lesson 1, Why infant safety routines matter, teaches this. See the outline

Question 2 of 3

A coughing infant can still cry. This is…

 

Watch closely and be ready to act if it changes.

Lesson 2, Safe sleep, medication and emergencies in brief, teaches this. See the outline

Question 3 of 3

You find a toy in a cot. What do you do first?

 

Remove it. The cot should be clear.

Lesson 3, Decision framework: Stop, check, act, record, teaches this. See the outline

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Safe sleep, medication and emergency basics for childcare

Completed on12 October 2026
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Style 1 of 6: Purple geometric

Everyone who finishes gets a certificate with their name, the course title and the completion date. Add your own logo, colours and signer.

Three pieces that work together

Learners prepare on their own, you answer questions live, and the surveys tell you what stuck. 10 fields to fill in with your own policy, contacts and locations; each one is highlighted inside the course.

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Completion is tracked for you

Learners sign in to take the course, so every start, finish and score is recorded in AhaSlides. No spreadsheet to keep.

  • Who has finished

    See who has not started, who is in progress and who has completed the course.

  • Every score

    Each learner's answers to the quizzes and activities in the course.

  • What landed

    Survey results show what people took away, and the 30-day check-in shows whether they use it.

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6 lessons, about 35 minutes

What learners can do at the end of each lesson. Minutes are an estimate.

  • Lesson 1: Why infant safety routines matter · 7 min

    Before you begin · Nap time · What would you do first?

  • Lesson 2: Safe sleep, medication and emergencies in brief · 6 min

    Safe sleep · Medication · Emergencies

  • Lesson 3: Decision framework: Stop, check, act, record · 6 min

    The four steps · Safe or prohibited? · Check

  • Lesson 4: Grey areas: what would you do? · 6 min

    Match the action · The unwitnessed dose · Medicine from home

  • Lesson 5: Speak up and report · 6 min

    What to report and when · How to report · Check

  • Lesson 6: Your setting's rules · 4 min

    Next steps · Practice

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Common questions

Yes. The course, the live deck and both surveys are free. Claiming the template into your AhaSlides account is free too.

Yes. The course is self-paced and online, and the live deck lets you add a live session in the room or online.

At induction, yearly refresh, after an incident or near miss.

Nursery and childcare staff who care for infants and young children; the setting chooses its jurisdiction.

Record completion in your own LMS or record system, so you can show who finished the course and when.

Yes, everything. Change the wording, swap scenarios for ones from your workplace, add your logo, or remove parts that don't apply.

Your own details, each highlighted inside the course:
  • Help contact
  • Policy link
  • Reporting route
  • First aider contact
  • Licensing body contact
  • Local rules link
  • LMS or record system
  • Course URL
Then edit anything else you like: wording, scenarios, your logo.
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