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(latest update: November 5, 2004)

A Parent’s Guide to Choosing Safe and Healthy Child Care

A Parent’s Guide to Choosing Safe and Healthy Child Care is a valuable tool for parents when starting the process of choosing a child care setting. The National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care (NRC) is pleased to announce this tool is now available in Spanish, thanks to assistance from our partner the National Association for Child Care Resource And Referral Agencies. 13 important health and safety guidelines, identified by researchers, are described through useful questions to ask when visiting child care programs. The 13 areas are based on the comprehensive Caring for Our Children: National Health and Safety Performance Standards: Guidelines for Out-of-Home Child Care Programs, 2nd edition developed by the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Public Health Association and the NRC. Areas covered are supervision, handwashing and diapering, director qualifications, lead teacher qualifications, child:staff ratio and group size, immunizations, toxic substances, emergency plans, fire drills, child abuse, medications, staff training/first aid and playgrounds. A Parent’s Guide can be downloaded from the NRC website (English, Spanish) for easy reproduction. Additional resources for parents and on the topics covered in the guide can also be found on the NRC website.



New/revised state child care regulations posted on the NRC website during the month of October:

Florida
Effective Date
Chapter 65C-20 Family Day Care Standards and Large Family Child Care Homes
9/12/2004
Chapter 65C-22 Child Care Standards
9/12/2004
Child Care Statutes
2004

Maine
Effective Date
Part 226 - Child and Adult Care Food Program
9/1/2004
Chapter 32: Rules for the Licensing of Children's Day Care Facilities
8/17/2004
Rules for the Licensing of Nursery Schools
9/27/2004

Utah
Effective Date
R430-2 General Licensing Provisions, Child Care Facilities
4/12/2004



Welcome to the National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care (NRC)

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The National Resource Center is located at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center in Denver, Colorado, and is funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, HRSA. The NRC's primary mission is to promote health and safety in out-of-home child care settings throughout the nation.

The standard resource for information concerning this subject is the Caring for Our Children: National Health and Safety Performance Standards Guidelines for Out-of-Home Child Care Programs, Second Edition published in January 2002. The guidelines were developed through the collaborative efforts of the American Public Health Association, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the Maternal and Child Health Bureau. The entire text of this publication is available on this website.

Each state manages licensure of child care settings in different ways. The licensure regulations from the 50 states and the District of Columbia are also available on this Website. The NRC updates this database as changes are made.



What's New
Key Resources:
    Caring for Our Children,
    Second Edition
    Stepping Stones to Using
    Caring for Our Children
    Standards-Based Resources
    State Licensing and
    Regulation Information
    Other Child Care
    Information Resources
    Health and Safety Tips
For Child Care Providers
For Parents
    A Parent's Guide
     to Choosing Child Care

    (English)   (Spanish)
    13 Indicators
    of Quality Child Care
For Health Consultants
For Regulators
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