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[Head Start: Progress and challenges in implementing transportation regulations] A description of the development and implementation of transportation regulations for Head Start grantees |
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Health and nutrition as a foundation for success in school A discussion of the influence of children’s nutrition and health on their development and academic success |
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Health care and school readiness: The health community's role in supporting child development: New approaches and model legislation An introduction to the topic of incorporating child health practitioners and the health system into school readiness strategies, with suggestions for policy actions, and highlights of promising practices |
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Helping young children succeed: Strategies to promote early childhood social and emotional development A description of early childhood socioemotional development, with recommendations for state and community-level interventions to promote children’s healthy socioemotional development |
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It couldn't happen here A discussion of the responsibilities that child care centers have in assuring the safety of children in their care by mandating that all employees and volunteers under go period criminal background checks |
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Keeping children safe: A policy agenda for child care in emergencies A summary of a meeting convened to discuss the place of child care in disaster preparedness and recovery efforts and policies |
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Laying the table: Recommendations for national food and nutrition guidance for early years settings in England: Vol. 1. Main report Recommended food and nutrition standards for early childhood programs in England |
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Laying the table: Recommendations for national food and nutrition guidance for early years settings in England: Vol. 2. Appendices Appendices to recommended food and nutrition standards for early childhood programs in England |
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Making child care centers SAFER: A non-regulatory approach to improving child care center siting A discussion of the Screening Assessment for Environmental Risk (SAFER) program, a partnership between the Connecticut Department of Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Assessment Program and the Child Day Care Licensing Program, that uses a number of non-regulatory approaches to ensure environmentally safe locations for child care |
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Mental health services for children: An overview A discussion of the lack of mental health awareness surrounding children’s development, and the need for stakeholders to enact policies and create services that will address children’s mental health needs for those suffering from mental illness as well as for mental illness prevention |
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Mental health services in Head Start Arguments for a broader definition of mental health services in Head Start programs, and a discussion fo the role of mental health consultants |
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Missouri pre-k physical development, health and safety standards 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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More surveillance in child care, please! A discussion on the need for more data aggregation and monitoring in the child care field |
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The National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care 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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Nourishing development: A report on food insecurity and the precursors to school readiness among very young children A discussion of the relationship of food insecurity to early child development and school readiness |
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Obesity prevention in child care: A review of U.S. state regulations An investigation of state regulations on nutrition guidelines and physical activity requirements for child care centers and family child care homes, and a discussion of the influence of these policies on childhood obesity rates |
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Pathways to service utilization: A synthesis of evidence relevant to young children with challenging behavior A compilation of findings on the utilization of public services for children with behavior, or patterns or perceptions of behavior, that interferes with or is at risk of interfering with optimal learning or engagement in pro-social interactions with peers and adults, to demonstrate both what is and what is not known, and recommendations for the improvement of both services provided and policies to maintain programs and institute change where needed |
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The perceived needs of child care center directors in preventing injuries and infectious diseases A letter to the editor reporting on the findings of a telephone survey of child care facility directors regarding their knowledge of injury and disease prevention. |
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PNPs as catalysts in child care policymaking An overview of federal and state child care policies and a discussion of how pediatric nurse practitioners can use this information to influence policymaking in the child care arena |
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Policy issues in license-exempt child care: Lead paint, wages, and criminal record checks A presentation of case studies that address the issues of lead paint, wages and working conditions, and criminal record checks, and a discussion of their implications for policies for license-exempt child care |
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Positioning ECD nationally: Trends in selected African countries A compendium of early childhood development (ECD) policy in the countries of Sub-Saharan Africa, with a focus on policies regarding economic development and children’s health and well-being |
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Position of the American Dietetic Association: Benchmarks for nutrition in child care A summary of the American Dietetic Association's recommendations for nutrition and nutrition education in child care programs, focusing on meal plans and health promotion |
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Position of the American Dietetic Association: Nutrition standards for child-care programs A summary of the American Dietetic Association's recommendations for nutrition and nutrition education in child care programs, focusing on meal plans and health promotion. |
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Preliminary review of early years food, nutrition and healthy eating guidance in England: A summary A review of food and nutrition guidelines for early years providers in the United Kingdom |
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Prepared statement of Kate Coler A presentation to the United States Senate’s Subcommittee on Education and Early Childhood Development by Kate Coler, a Deputy Under Secretary with the Department of Agriculture, on the general role of the federal government to provide education and care to children under six and the specifics nutrition assistance and the overall increase of food security and reduction of hunger |
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