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State Agencies and Other Resources to help you operate more effectively, more efficiently and more risk free Information regarding Health and Safety as well as Licensing and National Associations that you may find important to your business.

Allergies

• Allergy Information
• Allergy Testing For Children
• Healthy Kids, Healthy Care, Allergies, Asthma and Other Chronic Conditions
• Is It A Cold or An Allergy

Asthma

• Asthma and Children
• Asthma in Children
• Asthma in Infants
• Asthma Information in Spanish and English
• Short Questionaire-HOW FRIENDLY IS YOUR CHILDCARE SETTING?

Bicycle Safety

• Bicycling Information-Petestrian and Bicycle Info. Center

Biting

• Biting in Child care: What are the risks?
• Dealing With Biting Behaviors in Young Children
• Why Biters Do It and What To Do About It

Brain Development

• Burn Treatments
• Grow Smart Series-The first 12 months of development
• Infant and Toddler’s Brain
• The Science of Early Childhood Development

Bullying

• Stop Bullying Now

Burn Prevention

• Fire and Burn Prevention
• Rules For Burn Prevention

Car Safety

• 15 Passenger Vans-Reducing The Risks
• Child Safety in Autos
• Moving Kids Safely in Child Care: A Refresher Course

Child Abuse

• Healthy Kids Healthy Care and Child Abuse
• How To Make A Report of Child Abuse or Neglect
• Mandatory Reporting of Child Abuse and Neglect
• Reporting Abuse-Phone Numbers and Web Sites by State
• Shaken Baby Syndrome-Information and Education for Educators

Child Care

• A to Z Listing of Important Resources For A Child Care Provider
• Child Studies At Every Stage of Development
• Important Facts and Statistics For Care Givers and Those in Early Education

Child Care Business Information

• Child Day Care Services Business Plan

Children With Special Needs

• Children With Diabetes
• Early Identification and Screening of Developmental and Behavior Disorders
• Spanish and English Resources and Information Relating to Disabilities for Children From Infants to Teenagers
• Vast List of Resources and Infromation From The CDC-Center For Disease Control and Prevention

Clean Healthy Safe

• Health and Sanitation In Child Care Beginning With Diaper Changing and Going From There
• Reducing Infectious Diseases With Soap and Cleansers
• Room by Room Tips on Protecting Children’s Health and Cleanliness

Emergency Preparedness/Disaster Planning

• Child Care Resources for Disasters and Emergencies
• Disaster Preparation and Planning For Child Care Providers
• Emergency Preparedness Comprehensive Database
• Emergency Preparedness in Child Care
• Instructive Manual-Protecting Our Kids From Disasters

Facility Design

• Childcare Center Design Guide
• Early Childhood Facilities Design

Hand Washing

• Healthy Handwash and Much More
• Healthy Hygiene in Child (Day) Care Settings

Head Lice

• Everything You Need To Know About Head Lice
• SPANISH and English-Head Lice Resources You Can Trust

Head Start

• Head Start National Resource Center

Immunication

• Comprehensive Information and Resource on Immunization
• Immunications and Vaccines

Insect Repellants

• The Use of Insect Repellants in Child Care Program

Kitchen Safety

• Kitchen Safety
• Kitchen Safety
• Safety in Kitchen, Baths and Treating Scalds

Latex Allergies

• Creating A Latex Safe School for Latex-Sensitive Children
• Occupational Latex Allergies

Lead Poisening

• Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program
• Drinkikng Water in Schools and Child Care Facilities
• Simple Ways To Prevent Childhood Lead Poisoning
• What Family Child Care Providers Can Do About Lead

Medication Administration

• Administering Medication in Child Care
• Forms and Procedures For Administering Medication to Children in a School Environment

Mental/Social/Emotional Health

• A Valued Resource for Promoting the Social Emotional Development and School Readiness for Children Birth to 5.
• Child Behavior Disorders
• Identifying Infants and Young Children with Developmental Disorders
• Resources to Promote Social and Emotional Health and School Readiness in Young Children and Families-A Community Guide

Multicultural Resources

• Issues of Diversity and Multiculturalism in Preschool Education
• Multicultural Anti-Bias Approach in the Preschool Classroom
• Multiculture, Cross-Cultural & Intercultural Games & Activites
• Resource-National Center For Cultural Competence

Nutrition

• Food and Nutrition Information Center
• Healthy Habits for Healthy Kids: A Nutrition and Activity Guide for Parents
• Healthy Meals Resource System: Child Care Providers
• Index of Food and Nutrition Information Center

Oral Health

• MEDLINEplus Health Information
• National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center
• National Training Institute for Child Care Health Consultants
• Parent’s Checklist for Good Dental Health Practices in Child Care
• Parent’s Checklist for Good Dental Health Practices in Child Care – Spanish Version

Organizations

• National Association For Family Child Care
• National Association for Family Child Care-NAFCC
• National Association of Child Care Professionals
• National Child Care Association
• National Head Start Association
• The National Association of Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies

Parenting

• Child Care PPIN
• Five Ways a Child Grows: A Timeline for Typical Development
• Zero to Three

Physical Fitness

• Active Start: A Statement of Physical Activity Guidelines for Children Birth to Five Years
• Healthy Kids, Health Care: Physical Fitness & Promoting Healthy Weight

Playground Safety

• Handbook For Public Playground Safety
• Is your Home Playground a Safe Place to Play?
• Playing It Safe: A Fourth Nationwide Safety Survey of Public Playgrounds
• The National Program for Playground Safety
• The National Program for Playground Safety

Poison

• American Association of Poison Control Centers

Posters

• California Childcare Health Program
• Global Healthy Child Care

Quality

• Child Care/Head Start Partnership Study: Final Report
• Investing in Quality: A Survey of State Child Care Development Fund Initatives

Research

• Child Care & Early Education Research Connections
• Maternal and Child Health Bureau Research Program
• Study of Child Care Cost, Quality and Outcomes

School Aged Child Care

• Health, Mental Health and Safety Guidelines for Schools
• National AfterSchool Association

SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome)

• A Child Care Provider's Guide to Safe Sleep
• A Parents Guide To safe Sleep
• First Candle/SIDS Alliance
• National Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Resource Center
• SIDS Risk Reduction Language in State Licensing Rules – A Comparison – April 2007

Smoking

• Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids
• Second Hand Smoke
• Second hand Smoke can Hurt Children
• Smoke Free Homes And Cars

Sun Safety

• Can Squamous and Basal Skin Cancer Be Prevented?
• The Sun safety Alliance

Temperatures

• Temperatures, Safe

Training Materials

• Child Care Training Curriculum
• Child Care Training Curriculum

Tribal Childcare

• Tribal childcare links

Vilolence Prevention

• Vilolence Prevention

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