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Serving
Biracial and Multiethnic Children and Their Families
(2003 edition)
- Video
- Early Childhood Educator's Guide
- Family Portraits (set of five, 11 x 17 posters)
Health-E News
A quarterly e-newsletter providing news on a variety of subjects - all pertinent to the health,
child care and education communities. Click here to read the latest issue of Health-E News. You
may also wish to sign up for our mailing list.
TRAINING IN HEALTH AND SAFETY PRACTICES IS JUST THE BEGINNING
by Marsha Sherman, MA, MFT, with editorial assistance from Susan S. Aronson, MD, FAAP
The current emphasis on assuring that children are ready to learn when they enter kindergarten includes attention
to child health and safety. A child who is not healthy due to frequent or chronic illnesses or injuries faces a greater
challenge to learn and thrive. To assure that all children are ready and able to learn, quality early education and
child care programs must include health and safety practices integrated into the daily activities.
State child care regulations set only a minimum level of quality for legal operation. Today, more and more child
care providers are reaching toward the best practices, a higher standard than that set by Licensing. Providers
are stepping up to provide quality care and to the challenge to nurture the physical, social, emotional and
intellectual growth of very young children in out-of-home care. To accomplish this, early education professionals
must learn to integrate healthy and safe practices into their daily care of the children.
Click here to view an excerpt of this article which will appear in a coming issue of
Child Care Exchange (http://www.ccie.com).
Co-Sleeping Safely with Your Baby
Some mothers have their infants sleep with them in bed following delivery and several months after. Some parents
may co-sleep with their babies as a personal choice. Many families prefer co-sleeping to promote maternal
bonding, breastfeeding, and a better response to babys cries and needs. This fact sheet is designed to provide
parents with safe guidelines for co-sleeping with their babies. This fact sheet from the Mendocino
County Department of Public Health Nursing Division is designed to provide parents with safe guidelines for
co-sleeping with their babies.
Babies Sleeping Safely (English)
Babies Sleeping Safely (Spanish)
Child Care Lead Poisoning Prevention (1997 edition)
An instructor's manual and informational guide on preventing lead poisoning in child care. There are
two versions of this publication - one specific to California and one applicable anywhere.
See order form.
Table of Contents includes:
- Why lead poisoning is an issue
- Child care activities to promote health and reduce exposure to lead
- Painting, repairing or remodeling your child care environment
- Nutrition and childhood lead poisoning prevention
- How to talk to parents
- Promoting handwashing
- Hazard Hunt activity
- Promoting lead screening and testing
SKIP Pages
These Safe-and-healthy Kids Information Pages are available free upon request.
(See order form.)
- CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION
This handout covers behaviors suggesting abuse or neglect, what to do if you suspect abuse,
reporting, talking to parents, helping prevent abuse, and physical and behavioral indicators
of abuse.
- YOUNG CHILDREN AND DISASTERS
A how-to handout for providers and families on dealing with children ages 1 through 11 following
disaster or trauma.
More to come
- Health and Safety Policies and Procedures for the Child Care Community
Currently in development, this interactive CD and manual will assist child care programs
in offering the highest quality care.
- SKIP Pages: parent and provider-focused information pages on behavioral health and other
health and safety issues.
See the Order Form page for information on obtaining these publications,
or email us at publications@childcarehealth.org.
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