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.

• 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 (Zero to Three)
• Brain Development Timeline (Better Brains for Babies)  
• Healthy Start, Grow Smart Series (US Department of Education)
  
  
• Bullying
  • Stop Bullying Now
    
    
• Burn Prevention
  • Burns (MEDLINEplus Health Information)
  • Children Playing with Fire (Burn Institute)
  • Shriners Hospital for Children
    
    
• Car Safety
  • Car Safety Seats: A Guide for Families (American Academy of Pediatrics)
  • Child Passenger Safety (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration)
  • Child Passenger Safety (Safe Kids USA)
  • Reducing the Risk Of Rollover Crashes in 15-Passenger Vans (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration)
    
    
• Child Abuse
• Child Abuse (MEDLINEplus Health Information)
• Child Abuse & Neglect (Child Welfare Information Gateway)
• Child Abuse Reporting Numbers (Child Welfare Information Gateway)
• Child Welfare Information Gateway
• Healthy Kids, Healthy Care: Child Abuse
• Mandatory Reporters of Child Abuse and Neglect: Summary of State Laws (Child Welfare Information Gateway)
• 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
• Building Better Child Care through Health Consultation (video)
• Child Care Health Consultants and Me: Working Together for Safe & Healthy Children (National Training Institute for Child Care Health Consultants)
• Continuum of Liability Exposure for Child Care Health Consultants (from California Childcare Health Program)
• Health and Safety Consultation in Child Care - DVD Multimedia Training (video)
• Key Resources for Health Professionals (American Academy of Pediatrics)
• Liability Exposure and Child Care Health Consultation (from California Childcare Health Program)
• National Training Institute for Child Care Health Consultants
• State by State Comparison of Child Care Health Consultation Initiatives
• Survey of ECELS Child Care Health Consultants
  
  
• Children With Special Needs
• Children with Diabetes
• Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics Online
• The Division for Early Childhood (of the Council for Exceptional Children)
• Family Village: A Global Community of Disability-Related Resources
• Family Voices Healthy Kids, Healthy Care: Children with Special Needs
• Internet Special Education Resources
• National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities
• National Lekotek Center
• National Sruvey of Children with Special Health Care Needs
• The National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities
  
  
• 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)
• Children & Disasters (American Academy of Pediatrics)
• Coping with Crisis--Helping Children With Special Needs (National Association of School Psychologists)
• Coping With Disaster: Suggestions for Helping Children With Cognitive Disabilities (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
• 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 (Federal Emergency Management Agency)
• It Pays to Prepare: An Emergency Preparedness Guide for Child Care Providers (Healthy Child Care Virginia)
• Promoting Adjustment and Helping Children Cope (American Academy of Pediatrics)
• Protecting Our Children from Disasters: Nonstructural Mitigation for Child Care Centers (Institute for Business and Home Safety)
  
  
• 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
  
  
• 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
  • 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
• Immunization (American Academy of Pediatrics)
• Immunization Schedule (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• Parents Guide to Childhood Immunization (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• Vaccines & Immunizations (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
  
  
• Insect Repellants
  • Insect Repellant Fact Sheet (Healthy Child Care Iowa)
    
    
• Kitchen Safety
  • Kitchen Safety (City of Phoenix)
  • Kitchen Safety (American Academy of Pediatrics)
    
    
• 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
• Lead Information (Evironmental Protection Agency)
• Lead Prevention Tips (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• Health Hazards, Prevention, and Solutions: Lead (National Center for Healthy Housing)
• Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control (U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development)
• 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
  • 2007 Child Care Licensing Study (National Association for Regulatory Administration)
  • National Association for Regulatory Administration (NARA)
    
    
• Medication Administration
  • Giving Medications in Child Care Programs (Northern Alameda County Child Care Resource and Referral Service)
  • Medication Administration in Child Care Settings
    
    
• 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
  • Military Child Care (U.S. Department of Defense)
  • 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
• Food and Nutrition Information Center
• Child Nutrition and Health (U.S. Department of Agriculture)
• Healthy Habits for Healthy Kids: A Nutrition and Activity Guide for Parents (American Diabetic Association)
• Healthy Meals Resource System
• 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  
• 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
• National Child Care Information and Technical Assistance Center
• Zero to Three
  
  
• Parenting
• Child Care PPIN (Parent Provider Information Network)
• Colorado Parent Information and Resource Center I Am Your Child
• Parenting
• Parenting (MedlinePlus)
• Parenting Counts
• 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
  • Find Your Local Poision Center (American Association of Poison Control Centers)
  • 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 Initiatives (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)
• Child Care Licensing Requirements State-by-State Comparison (includes SIDS)
• 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)
• 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
• Secondhand Smoke
• Secondhand Smoke (American Cancer Society)
• Secondhand Smoke (MedlinePlus)
• Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids
• What Kids Say About: Tobacco
  
  
• Sun Safety
  • Skin Cancer Facts (American Cancer Society)
  • Sun Safety (Healthy Children)
  • 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.