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Caring for Our Children: National Health and Safety Performance Standards; Guidelines for Early Care and Education Programs
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About Caring For Our Children: National Health And Safety
Product Description The fourth edition contains guidelines on the development and evaluation of the health and safety of children in early care and education settings. This guide features 10 chapters of more than 650 standards and dozens of appendixes with valuable supplemental information, forms, and tools. KEY FEATURES More than 100 updated standards and appendixes Updated appendixes, including Signs and Symptoms Chart, Recommended Immunization Schedule, and Recommendations for Preventive Pediatric Health Care Completely revised and updated topics on environmental health, infectious diseases, and nutrition TOPICS INCLUDE Staffing Program activities for healthy development Health promotion and protection Nutrition and food service Facilities, supplies, equipment, and environmental health Play areas and playgrounds, and transportation Infectious diseases Children with special health care needs and disabilities Administration Licensing and community action And more … Review 5-Star Review Doody's Book Reviews™ "This is an exemplary and comprehensive resource for anyone working with early childcare and education programs/systems. This is a comprehensive compilation of national health and safety standards for childcare and education programs. These standards cover a variety of topics ranging from health, safety, and developmental needs of the young child to nutrition, cultural and ethnic concerns, indoor/outdoor learning environments, parent/guardian/family relationships, children with special healthcare needs, transportation, provider and system requirements, quality improvement, and more." Anne Turner-Henson, PhD, RN, FAAN University of Alabama at Birmingham About the Author The American Public Health Association (APHA) champions the health of all people and all communities. They strengthen the public health profession and speak out for public health issues and policies backed by science. APHA is the only organization that influences federal policy, has a nearly 150-year perspective, and brings together members from all fields of public health. APHA publishes the American Journal of Public Health and The Nation's Health newspaper. At their Annual Meeting & Exposition, thousands of people share the latest public health research. APHA leads public awareness campaigns such as Get Ready and National Public Health Week. The National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care and Early Education (NRC), an inter-professional team at the University of Colorado College of Nursing, promotes improved health and safety practices in child care and early education programs. The NRC engages expert collaborators to infuse current policy and evidence into Caring for Our Children: National Health and Safety Standards; Guidelines for Early Care and Education Programs, 3rd edition (CFOC3), available in print and as a searchable database at www.nrckids.org.
