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Parent Resource Library

Overview

The following is a continuously evolving list of selected web sites providing health and safety tips and information applicable to child care settings.

If you know of a listing or topic that should be added or find a link that is no longer working please contact us at (877) 235-0095.

Allergies
- Allergy Information (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
- Allergy Testing for Children (Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America)
- Healthy Kids, Healthy Care: Allergies, Asthma and Other Chronic Conditions
- Is It A Cold or An Allergy? (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
- The Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network

Asthma
- Asthma and Children (American Lung Association)
- Asthma in Children (MEDLINEplus Health Information)
- Asthma in Infants (Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America)
- Asthma Information Handbook for Early Care and Education Providers (California Childcare Health Program)
- Breathing Easy: Solutions in Pediatric Asthma (Maternal and Child Health Library)
- Childhood Asthma (Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America)
- Healthy Kids, Healthy Care: Allergies, Asthma and Other Chronic Conditions
- How Asthma Friendly Is Your Child-Care Setting? Checklist available in English and Spanish. (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

Bicycle Safety
- Bicycle Helmet Safety Institute
- Bicycle Safety and Skills Education: Preschool Cyclists Ages 1-5 (Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center)

Biting
- A Bite in the Playroom: Managing Human Bites in Day Care Settings (Canadian Paediatric Society)
- Biters: Why They Do It and What to Do About It (National Association for the Education of Young Children)
- Healthy Kids, Healthy Care: Biting and Other Aggressive Behaviors
- Dealing with Biting Behaviors in Young Children (Early Childhood and Parenting -ECAP-Collaborative)
- Fact Sheets for Families: Biting (California Childcare Health Program)

Brain Development
- Brain Development (Smart Start)
- Brain Works (Zero to Three)
- Healthy Start, Grow Smart Series (US Department of Education)

Bullying
- Stop Bullying Now

Burn Prevention
- Burn Prevention Tips (Shriners Hospitals for Children)
- Burns (MEDLINEplus Health Information)
- Children Playing with Fire (Burn Institute)

Car Safety
- Car Safety Seats: A Guide for Families (American Academy of Pediatrics)
- Child Passenger Safety (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration)
- Head Start Transportation Toolkit
- Reducing the Risk Of Rollover Crashes in 15-Passenger Vans (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration)

Child Abuse
- 2003 Statues at a Glance Series – Mandatory Reporters of child Abuse and Neglect (NCCANI)
- 2003 Statutes at a Glance Series– Reporting Procedures (NCCANI)
- Child Abuse (MEDLINEplus Health Information)
- Child Abuse Reporting Telephone Numbers (by State) (NCCANI)
- Healthy Kids, Healthy Care: Child Abuse
- National Center on Shaken Baby Syndrome

Child Care
- Child Care in America (Statistics - National Association of Child Care Resource And Referral Agencies)
- Child Day Care (MEDLINEplus Health Information)
- Child Trends
- National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies
- National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
- National Child Care Information Center (NCCIC)
- National Network for Child Care
- The NICHD Study of Early Child Care (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)
- U.S. Census Bureau Data on Child Care

Child Care Health Consultants

Children With Special Needs

Choosing Child Care
- Checklists from National Network for Child Care
- Child Care Aware (a national resource for referrals to child care providers)
- Healthy Kids, Healthy Care: Selecting Child Care
- A Parent's Guide to Choosing Safe and Healthy Child Care
- Search lists of NAEYC accredited centers

Design
- Child Care Center Design Guide General Services Administration
- Early Childhood Facilities Design National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities

Emergency Preparedness/Disaster Planning
- After the Emergency is Over: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Children and You Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB)
- Coping with Disaster: A Second Guide for Parents and Other Caregivers of Children with Cognitive Disabilities Westchester Institute for Human Development (WIHD)
- Disaster Planning Information Sheet (National Network for Child Care)
- Emergency Response Planning Guide for Child Care (VT Child Care Services Division & Healthy Child Care VT)
- Head Start Disaster Preparedness Workbook
- Helping Children Cope with Disaster National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
- Helping Children Cope with Disaster With Specific Strategies for Children with Special Needs Westchester Institute for Human Development (WIHD)
- Helping Children Through Disasters American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
- It Pays to Prepare: An Emergency Preparedness Guide for Child Care Providers (Healthy Child Care Virginia)
- Protecting Our Children from Disasters: Nonstructural Mitigation for Child Care Centers Institute for Business and Home Safety
- Resources to Help Cope with Natural and Other Disasters (American Academy of Pediatrics)

Environmental Exposure
- Children's Environmental Health Network Resource Guide
- Children's Health Environmental Coalition HealtheHouse
- Healthy Indoor Air for America's Homes (Partnership program of the Environmental Protection Agency, Montana State Univ. Extension Service, and U.S. Dept. of Agriculture)

Handwashing
- 2002 Update on Hand Hygiene in Child (Day) Care (Child Care Information Exchange)
- Handwashing Poster (Global Healthy Child Care)
- Healthy Handwashing (Global Healthy Child Care)
- Healthy Kids, Healthy Care: Handwashing

Head Lice
- Head Lice Information (Harvard School of Public Health)
- Head Lice Resources You Can Trust (University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension)

Head Start
- Early Head Start National Resource Center
- Head Start Grantees
- Head Start Health Services Toolkit
- Quilt Project (national training and technical assistance project)

Health
- ABCs of Raising Healthy Kids: Steps to Staying Safe and Healthy (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Child Health Toolbox (Performance Measures)
- Bright Futures
- Bright Futures(American Academy of Pediatrics)
- California Child Care Health Program
- CCHP Health and Safety Checklist – Revised (California Childcare Health Program)
- CCHP Health and Safety Policies Checklist (California Childcare Health Program)
- Child Health Guide (Agency for Health Policy and Research)
- Children's Health (MEDLINEplus Health Information)
- Combined Health Information Database
- Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics Online
- Head Start Health Services Toolkit
- Healthfinder (your guide to reliable health information)
- Health Links (the Pennsylvania AAP Early Childhood Linkage System (ECELS) health newsletter)
- Healthy Child Care America
  - Telling the Story
- Healthy Start, Grow Smart Series (US Department of Education)
- HRSA Information Center
- KidsHealth (information presented for kids, parents and professionals)
- Kidsource (listing of general health information and articles)
- Model Child Care Health Policies (Early Childhood Education Linkage System)
- National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health (NCEMCH)
- Netwellness: Children's Health (Univ. of Cincinnati, Ohio State Univ., and Case Western Reserve Univ.)
- Surgeon General's Tips to Keep Toddlers Safe and Healthy

Health Insurance
- Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP)
- Insure Kids Now (low cost health insurance for kids)

Hearing Loss
- Opening Doors: Technology and Communication Options for Children with Hearing Loss (US Department of Education)

Immunization
- American Academy of Pediatrics Childhood Immunization Support Program
- Immunization Schedule (American Academy of Pediatrics)
- National Immunization Program
- Parents Guide to Childhood Immunization (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Insect Repellants
- Insect Repellant Fact Sheet (Healthy Child Care Iowa)

Kitchen Safety
- Kitchen Safety (City of Phoenix)
- How Safe Is Your Kitchen? (Shriners Hospitals for Children)

Latex Allergies
- Creating a Safe School for Latex-Sensitive Children (American Association of Nurse Anesthetists)
- Latex Allergy (Global Healthy Child Care)
- Latex Allergy (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)
- Latex Information Page (Spina Bifida Association of America)
- Occupational Latex Allergies (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health)

Lead Poisoning
- Alliance to End Childhood Lead Poisoning
- CDC Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control (U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development)
- Lead-Based Paint Program: Information for Day Care Providers (Oregon Public Health Services)
- National Lead Information Center
- Simple Ways to Help Prevent Childhood Lead Poisoning (California Department of Health Services)
- What Family Child Care Providers Can Do About Lead (Enterprise and the National Center for Healthy Housing)

Licensing
- The Children's Foundation Licensing Studies
- National Association for Regulatory Administration (NARA)

Medication Administration
- Children and Medicines (US Pharmacopeia Drug Information)
- Giving Medications in Child Care Programs (Northern Alameda County Child Care Resource and Referral Service)

Mental/Social/Emotional Health
- Bright Futures in Practice: Mental Health
- Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics Online
- Early Child Development in Social Context: A Chartbook (Commonwealth Fund/ChildTrends)
- The Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning
- Child Behavior Disorders (MEDLINEplus Health Information)

Military Child Care
- Department of Defense Commanders Briefing Book on Military Child Care and Youth Programs
- Operation Military Child Care

Multicultural Resources
- CLAS - The Early Childhood Research Institute on Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services
- Knowledge Path: Spanish-Language Health Resources (Maternal and Child Health Library)
- National Center for Cultural Competence

Nutrition
- Bright Futures in Practice: Nutrition
- The Child Care Nutrition Resource System
- Food and Nutrition Information Center
- Food and Nutrition Resource List for Child Care and Preschool Staff (Food and Nutrition Information Center)
- Healthy Habits for Healthy Kids: A Nutrition and Activity Guide for Parents (American Diabetic Association)
- Index of Food and Nutrition Information Center
- Making Food Healthy and Safe for Children
- Mealtime Memo for Child Care (National Food Service Management Institute)
- Planning to Meet the Children's Food Needs (National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health)

Oral Health
- Bright Futures in Practice: Oral Health
- Child Dental Health (MEDLINEplus Health Information)
- Knowledge Path: Oral Health and Children (National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center)
- National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center
- Oral Health and Learning: When Children’s Oral Health Suffers, So Does Their Ability to Learn (National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health)

Organizations
- Better Baby Care Campaign
- Child Care Law Center
- National Association for Child Care Professionals
- National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies
- National Association for Family Child Care
- National Association for Sick Child Daycare
- National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
- National Child Care Association
- National Head Start Association
- National School-Age Care Alliance
- Organizations Serving Child Care (developed by the National Child Care Information Center)
- Zero to Three

Parenting
- Child Care PPIN (Parent Provider Information Network)
- Colorado Parent Information and Resource Center
- Family.COM (includes resource guide and daily health hints)
- Five Ways a Child Grows: A Timeline for Typical Development (The Talaris Research Institute)
- I Am Your Child
- ParentsPlace (good health corner as well as interesting articles on parenting)
- Zero to Three (developmental information on infants to toddlers)

Playground Safety
- Handbook For Public Playground Safety
- Is your Home Playground a Safe Place to Play? (Consumer Product Safety Commission)
- The National Program for Playground Safety
- Playground Safety (information sheet from the National Network for Child Care)
- Playing It Safe: A Fourth Nationwide Safety Survey of Public Playgrounds
- Safety Checklist for Active Play Areas (Pennsylvania ECELS)

Poisoning
- Poison Control Centers Listing
- Poison Lookout Checklist (Consumer Product Safety Commission)
- Poison Proof Your Family Day Care Home (information sheet from the National Network for Child Care)

Quality
- 13 Indicators of Quality Child Care: Research Update, by Richard Fiene, PhD
- Child Care/Head Start Partnership Study: Final Report (Education Development Center, Inc.)
- Investing in Quality: A Survey of State Child Care Development Fund Initatives (National Association of State Child Care Administrators and Child Trends)

Research
- Maternal and Child Health Bureau Research Program
- Study of Child Care Cost, Quality and Outcomes
Safety
- American Society for Testing and Materials standards
- CCHP Health and Safety Checklist – Revised (California Childcare Health Program)
- CCHP Health and Safety Policies Checklist (California Childcare Health Program)
- Child Care Safety Checklist (Consumer Product Safety Commission)
- Child Safety (MEDLINEplus Health Information)
- Consumer Product Safety Commission
- Personal Safety for Children: A Guide for Parents (National Center for Missing and Exploited Children)
- Safe Kids Worldwide
- Safetylit.org: The Online Source for Injury Prevention Literature (San Diego State Univ. Graduate School of Public Health)

School Age 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 (Healthy Child Care America Back to Sleep Campaign)
- A Parent's Guide to Safe Sleep (Healthy Child Care America Back to Sleep Campaign)
- Back to Sleep, Tummy to Play (Healthy Child Care America Back to Sleep Campaign)
- First Candle/SIDS Alliance
- Healthy Child Care America Back to Sleep Campaign
- National SIDS and Infant Death Project IMPACT (MCHB and ASIP)
- National Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Resource Center
- Reduce the Risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) (American Academy of Pediatrics)
- Safety Tips for Sleeping Babies (Consumer Product Safety Commission)
- SIDS Risk Reduction Language in State Licensing Rules - A Comparison - September 2005
- Soft Bedding May Be Hazardous to Babies (Consumer Product Safety Commission, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)
- Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (MEDLINEplus Health Information)

Smoking
- ABCs of Secondhand Smoke (National Safety Council)
- Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids
- Secondhand Smoke (geared for kids) (Saskatchewan Lung Association)
- Secondhand Smoke and Children (American Academy of Otolaryngology)
- Tobacco (geared for kids) (Saskatchewan Lung Association)

Sun Safety
- Can Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer Be Prevented? (American Cancer Society)
- Keeping Skin Safe and Healthy (American Academy of Pediatrics)
- The Sun Safety Alliance

Support Groups
- Developed by the Genetic Alliance a directory of parental support groups by congential syndrome.

Temperatures, Safe
- Child Care Weather Watch (Healthy Child Care Iowa)

Training Materials
- Child Care Training Curriculum (California Child Care Health Program)
- ECELS, the Pennsylvania AAP Early Childhood Linkage System, Home page lists an Audio-visual Catalog of Training Resources, that can be downloaded.

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