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CCHP Health and Safety Checklist (Rev. ed.)
California Childcare Health Program, 2004
San Francisco: University of California, San Francisco, Department of Family Health Care Nursing

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Assessing health and safety in early care and education programs: Development of the CCHP Health and Safety Checklist
Alkon, Abbey, November/December 2008
Journal of Pediatric Health Care, 22(6), 368-377

An account of the development and testing of the California Childcare Health Program (CCHP) Health and Safety Checklist, an observational instrument used to assess compliance with national health and safety standards in child care and early education environments

Reports & Papers

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Health and safety needs in early care and education programs: What do directors, child health records, and national standards tell us?
Alkon, Abbey, Jan/Feb 2010
Public Health Nursing, 27(1), 3-16

An examination of common and unique health and safety needs and concerns identified by director interviews, child record reviews, and observations of National Health and Safety (NHS) standards in licensed child care centers and family child care homes in 5 counties in California that are part of the Child Care Health Linkages Project

Reports & Papers

Improving the health and safety of children in Oregon's child care: Implementation and outcomes of Oregon Child Care Health Consultation program
Pacific Research & Evaluation, March 2008
Portland: Oregon, Office of Family Health.

An evaluation of the Child Care Health Consultation (CCHC) program, Oregon's initiative to improve children's health and safety in child care programs, between July 2003 and June 2007

Reports & Papers

Improving the health and safety of children in Oregon's child care: Implementation and outcomes of Oregon Child Care Health Consultation program [Executive summary]
Pacific Research & Evaluation, March 2008
Portland: Oregon, Office of Children's Health.

A summary of an evaluation of the Child Care Health Consultation (CCHC) program, Oregon's initiative to improve children's health and safety in child care programs, between July 2003 and June 2007

Executive Summary

Ensuring health and safety in Connecticut’s early care and education programs: An analysis of Department of Public Health child care licensing specialists’ reports of unannounced inspections
Crowley, Angela A., December 2009
Farmington, CT: Child Health and Development Institute of Connecticut.

An examination of child care quality of early childhood education and care programs in Connecticut, based on data from the random inspections of 676 child care centers and 746 family child care homes collected by the Department of Public Health

Reports & Papers

A systematic approach to child care regulatory review, policy evaluation and planning to promote health and safety of children in child care: A manual for state and local child care and maternal and child health agency staff
Griffin, Abbey, 1995
Washington, DC: Zero to Three.

A manual for the improvement of state and local agencies' child care regulatory review, policy-making process, and enforcement procedures

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Child care health consultants: Applicable standards from: Caring for our children: National health and safety performance standards: Guidelines for out-of-home child care Second edition
American Academy of Pediatrics, [n.d.]
Elk Grove Village, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics.

A compilation of health and safety standards related to the utilization of child care health consultants in child care settings

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The science behind the American Public Health Association/American Academy of Pediatrics national health and safety guidelines for child-care programs
Aronson, Susan S., December 1994
Pediatrics, 94(6), 1101-1104

A description of the development and application of the health and safety standards in the document Caring for Our Children: National Health and Safety Performance Standards Guidelines for Out-of-Home Child Care Programs

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Child care health consultation improves health and safety policies and practices
Alkon, Abbey, September-October 2009
Academic Pediatrics, 9(5), 366-370

A study of the effects of county-level child care health consultation intervention programs on child care centers’ health and safety policies and practices from a 3-year experimental study in 5 California counties with 73 intervention and 38 comparison licensed child care centers

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A public health perspective on infectious disease aspects of the Revised Standards for Health and Safety in Out-of-Home Child Care
Cordell, Ralph L., May 2002
Pediatric Annals, 31(5), 307-312

An overview of the disease-specific recommendations of the Revised Standards for Health and Safety in Out-of-Home Child Care

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The National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care
Nehring, Wendy, 2001
Journal of Child and Family Nursing, 4(3), 223-224

A description of national health and safety performance standards, states' child care licensing regulations, and other child care and health and safety resources available on the National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care website.

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Cornerstones: Strengthening the foundation of health and safety in early education and care [Executive summary]
Washington, Valora, July 01, 2007
Cambridge, MA: Schott Fellowship in Early Care and Education.

A summary of an overview of national health and safety standards for child care and early education and of health and safety practices in child care and early education in Massachusetts, with a discussion of issues and recommendations for ensuring the health and safety of children in child care and early education

Executive Summary

Cornerstones: Strengthening the foundation of health and safety in early education and care
Washington, Valora, July 01, 2007
Cambridge, MA: Schott Fellowship in Early Care and Education.

An overview of national health and safety standards for child care and early education and of health and safety practices in child care and early education in Massachusetts, with a discussion of issues and recommendations for ensuring the health and safety of children in child care and early education

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Results of an observational study of child care centers in Pennsylvania: Varying approaches to health and safety
Nadel, Frances M., 2010
Open Pediatric Medicine Journal, 4(), 14-22

A study of health and safety policies and practices and their relation to site characteristics in 134 child care centers in Pennsylvania, based on director interviews and on-site evaluations, including direct observation of hand washing behaviors, infant sleep positions, playground equipment safety, and an assessment of safety policies

Reports & Papers

Caring for our children: National Health and Safety Performance Standards: Guidelines for out-of-home child care
American Academy of Pediatrics, 2002
(2nd ed.). Elk Grove Village, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics.

A comprehensive study of national health and safety standards for children enrolled in out-of-home settings with child care providers

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Promote health and safety
Schumacher, Rachel, April 2010
Washington, DC: Center for Law and Social Policy.

A discussion of the need to promote the health and safety of infants and toddlers in child care settings

Fact Sheets & Briefs

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Improving the health and safety of children in nonparental early education and child care
Shope, Timothy, March 2005
Pediatrics in Review, 26(3), 86-95

An overview of issues related to the health and safety of children in child care environments

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Comparison of Indiana's child care licensing and registration requirements to the National Health and Safety Performance Standards: Guidelines for out-of-home child care programs
Cole, Patricia S., 2000
Bloomington: Indiana Institute on Disability and Community.

A report of a collaborative project between agencies and organizations involved in child care issues that affect the health, safety and age-appropriateness of out-of-home child care environments for all children in Indiana

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Raising the bar for health and safety in child care
Lucarelli, Patti, 2002
Pediatric Nursing, 28(3), 239-241, 291

A discussion of how health care professionals can help improve child care quality by acting as child care health consultants and offering expert advice in child development, disease prevention, and infection control

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Compliance of child care centers in Pennsylvania with national health and safety performance standards for emergency and disaster preparedness
Olympia, Robert P., April 2010
Pediatric Emergency Care, 26(4), 239-247

A survey of center evacuation plans, written plans for urgent medical care, availability of equipment and supplies, and the training of staff in first aid/cardiopulmonary resuscitation, based on 496 questionnaire responses from currently licensed child care centers in Pennsylvania

Reports & Papers

Missouri pre-k physical development, health and safety standards
Missouri. Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Early Childhood Education Section, 2004
Jefferson City: Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

A description of activities and practices indicating the desired minimum level of physical development and safe behaviors possessed by prekindergarten children entering Missouri schools

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National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care: Key indicator research brief
Fiene, Richard, January 2001
Harrisburg: Pennsylvania State University, Capital Area Early Childhood Training Institute.

A review of selected research studies conducted since 1992 relating to the 13 key child care quality indicators used in developing child care licensing regulations, including recommendations for further research to reduce gaps in information

Literature Review

The young child and the environment: Issues related to health, nutrition, safety, and physical activity
Sayre, Nancy E., 2001
Boston: Allyn and Bacon.

A book examining the critical factors that affect the physical and psychological development of young children

Other

Child care: State efforts to enforce safety and health requirements
United States. General Accounting Office. Health, Education, and Human Services Division, 2000
(GAO/HEHS-00-28). Washington, DC: U.S. General Accounting Office.

A Government Accounting Office study identifying licensing and enforcement activities that ensure the safety and health of children in child care, the extent to which states conduct these activities for their regulated providers, and how states ensure that non-regulated providers receiving block grant funds meet the law’s safety and health requirements

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