Assessing health and safety in early care and education programs: Development of the CCHP Health and Safety Checklist
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
Child care: A crucial legislative issue
An overview of child care legislation, with arguments for the reauthorization of the Child Care Development Block Grant
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Child-feeding practices and child overweight perceptions of family day care providers caring for preschool-aged children
A study of the relationship between demographic background and child feeding practices and a second study of the relationship between child feeding practices and child weight perceptions, based on data from 123 family child care providers in New York who care for children between 2- and 5-years-old
Reports & Papers
Child health in child care: A multi-state survey of Head Start and non-Head Start child care directors
A comparison of children’s health risks and access to services in various center-based child care settings, based on a survey of 2,753 child care directors from Head Start and non-Head Start centers in Florida, Mississippi, New Mexico, Ohio, and Vermont
Reports & Papers
Integrating Healthy Steps into PNP graduate education
An evaluation of the value of adding an adapted version of the Healthy Steps program for Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (PNP) graduate students, and an exploration of the PNP program directors’ perceptions of Healthy Steps programs’ practices and educational preparation
Reports & Papers
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
Other
Proper handwashing promotes wellness in child care
A longitudinal study of the effect of the "Hooray for Handwashing" instructional program on the incidence of colds among the staff and children at two child care centers
Reports & Papers
Reshaping primary care: The Healthy Steps initiative
An overview of the Healthy Steps Initiative, with a discussion of funding, partnerships, and approaches towards the improvement of primary care for infants and toddlers
Reports & Papers
Supporting adolescent mothers and their children through a high school-based child care center and parent support program
A study of adolescent parents and their children at a high school-based child care center, focusing on the influence of the program on parental competence, parent-child interaction, and child development
Reports & Papers
Use of paid child care health care consultants in early care and education settings: Results of a national study comparing provision of health screening services among Head Start and non-Head Start centers
An examination of the association between the use of paid child care health consultants and center maintenance of health records, center emergency procedures, and center facilitation of health screenings, based on data from a telephone survey of 1,822 licensed child care center directors from each of the 50 states and Washington, DC
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