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Parent Resources

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.

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
- National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information

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 Non-melanoma 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 congenital syndrome.

Temperature Safety

o Child Care Weather Watch (Healthy Child Care)

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