Prepare to care safely. Live responsibly. Lead with confidence.
SAPCE equips au pairs with practical home safety screening skills, cultural awareness, emergency preparedness, and food handling knowledge guided by health authorities such as Stanford Children s Health and the Mayo Clinic.
Household Safety Screening
Learn how to perform a room by room observation and produce a safety audit that prevents common injuries identified by leading health organizations.
Food Safety and ServSafe Foundations
Train in food handling basics informed by ServSafe principles so you can cook confidently and reduce risk of foodborne illness.
Communication and Cultural Awareness
Practice clear collaborative communication with host families and create respectful safety conversations that build trust.
Curriculum at a Glance
Screening the Home for Safety
Room by room safety walks, hazard versus risk, communication templates, and Stanford and Mayo Clinic supported best practices.
Awareness of Risks and Routines
Cultural expectations, household norms, creating predictable daily routines and boundaries with families.
Home Economics and Efficiency
Meal planning, budgeting, laundry, storage systems, and time saving household strategies tailored to family needs.
Kitchen Safety and Food Handling
Knife safety, hot surface management, storage, labeling and safe reheating practices based on public health guidance.
ServSafe Informed Food Safety
A focused module on what ServSafe teaches including personal hygiene, time and temperature control and preventing cross contamination.
Emergency Preparedness and Drills
Fire response, choking and allergic reaction drills, exit plans and first aid basics. Each student prepares a home emergency card.
Implementation and Stewardship
Present the household plan, receive feedback, and leave with a 30 day implementation checklist and resources for continuous improvement.
Evidence and Institutional Guidance
SAPCE integrates practical techniques that align with recommendations from reputable medical organizations. For example Stanford Childrens Health highlights common household hazards such as scalding water and furniture tip over risk and provides concrete checks for reducing those risks. The Mayo Clinic emphasizes fall prevention through improved lighting, reducing clutter, and securing rugs and cords. These sources support the program s focus on awareness, screening and simple prevention actions that demonstrably reduce home injuries.
Program outcomes
By the end of SAPCE participants will complete a household safety audit, a food safety plan informed by ServSafe principles, practice emergency drills and deliver a full household implementation plan to their host family.
How to enroll
Click Sign Up to begin registration. If you already have an account click Log In. Both buttons open secure modal forms. For institutions interested in group training contact info@sapce.org.
ServSafe Informed Module
SAPCE includes a focused module covering the primary takeaways of ServSafe such as hand hygiene, time and temperature control, preventing cross contamination and cleaning and sanitizing protocols. Completion of the sapce module prepares participants to pursue the full ServSafe certification if desired.
What you learn
Safe cooking temperatures, cooling and reheating guidelines, proper handwashing technique and surface sanitizing methods.
Why it matters
Foodborne illness can be prevented with simple controls and predictable routines. This keeps families healthy and confident in the au pair's meal handling skills.
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What trainees say
Completing the sapce week gave me clear steps to make the house safer. I felt confident bringing the safety audit to my host family and they loved it.
The program s ServSafe informed module helped our au pair to prepare meals more safely and reduce our worry about food handling for the kids.
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