The American Academy of Pediatrics has published national health and safety recommendations and guidelines for children in family- and center-based child care programs in Caring for Our Children: National Health and Safety Performance Standards; Guidelines for Early Care and Education Programs, 3rd Edition and Preventing Childhood Obesity in Early Care and Education Programs along with the American Public Health Association and National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care.
Caring for Our Children can be an overwhelming publication. Where do you start and how can you implement the standards?
To help child care providers and child care health consultants successfully implement the Caring for Our Children standards, we will be focusing on one standard each month. With a team of experienced pediatricians, child care health consultants, child care directors, and family child care providers, we collected stories, ideas, and strategies that support "The Standard of the Month".
To subscribe to our listserv to receive "The Standard of the Month", click here.
As a subscriber to this list you will receive brief quarterly newsletters focusing on important health and safety topics in child care, with a link to available resources. This is an activity of the AAP Child Care and Health Partnership program. If you would like to learn more about the program, please visit our Web site at http://www.healthychildcare.org . You may also contact us at childcare@aap.org or call 888/227-5409.
For additional materials to help you implement health and safety standards, visit the Resource Library.
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