Child Abuse and Neglect

Learn how to protect children in your early care and education (ECE) program from abuse and neglect. This module addresses how to prevent, identify and report child abuse and neglect. It describes your responsibilities as a mandated reporter as required by the Child Protective Services Law (CPSL). By using the recommended practices, you will help ensure the safety of children in your care. Please Note: This self-learning module (SLM) is available free of charge for individual educational enrichment. Completion of the post-test is not required unless you are seeking professional development (PD) credit. If you wish to receive PD credit, you must complete the post-test and provide your PA Keys Professional Development (PD) Registry ID number. If you do not have your registry number available at the time of the post-test, you may temporarily enter 000; however, you must email your correct registry number to ecels@paaap.org in order for your credit to be approved.