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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

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References for the ECELS Health and Safety Checklist document
Early Childhood Education Linkage System-Healthy Child Care Pennsylvania, May, 2010
Media, PA: Early Childhood Education Linkage System-Healthy Child Care Pennsylvania.

A list of reference sources for items in a child care health and safety checklist

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Ensuring health and safety in Connecticut's child care programs
Child Health and Development Institute of Connecticut, February 2011
Farmington, CT: Child Health and Development Institute of Connecticut.

A summary of an examination of health and safety risks in early childhood education and care programs in Connecticut, based on data from random inspections of 676 child care centers and 746 family child care homes

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ECELS Health and Safety Checklist (Version 1.4)
Early Childhood Education Linkage System-Healthy Child Care Pennsylvania, December, 2011
Media, PA: Early Childhood Education Linkage System-Healthy Child Care Pennsylvania.

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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

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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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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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Child care health & safety: A Key Topic Resource List
Child Care & Early Education Research Connections, May, 2010
New York: Child Care & Early Education Research Connections

A compilation of selected Research Connections resources focused on child care health and safety, including a summary of issues addressed in the literature, and a listing of resources in the areas of: health and safety standards, assessments, and strategies; child care environments; and emergency preparedness

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Ensuring health and safety in Connecticut's child care programs: A focus on medication administration
Child Health and Development Institute of Connecticut, April 26, 2011
(Issue Brief No. 2). Farmington, CT: Child Health and Development Institute of Connecticut.

Findings on medication administration practices from a study of health and safety risks in early childhood education and care programs in Connecticut and a summary of a efforts in Connecticut to train child care staff on appropriate medication administration

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An evaluation of health and safety hazards in family based day care homes in Philadelphia
Perez, Hernando, April 2011
Child & Youth Care Forum, 40(2), 151-157

A study of family day care home (FDCH) providers' knowledge of health and safety hazards and actions required to address hazards, and an assessment of the presence of hazards in 73 home-based child care facilities in low-income neighborhoods of Philadelphia

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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

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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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Achieving a state of healthy weight: A national assessment of obesity prevention terminology in child care regulations 2010
National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care (U.S.), January, 2011
Aurora, CO: National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care.

A study of the extent to which state child care regulations meet standards related to obesity prevention in the areas of infant feeding, nutrition, and physical activity

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Caring for our children: National health and safety performance standards; Guidelines for early care and education programs
American Academy of Pediatrics, 2011
(3rd ed.). Elk Grove Village, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics.

A comprehensive compilation of health and safety standards related to all aspects of child care and early education, including staffing, health promotion and protection, nutrition, facilities, and special needs

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Assessing Indiana's health and safety in early care and education programs: Identifying areas for improvement
Alkon, Abbey, April, 2012
Maternal and Child Health Journal, 16(3), 555-563

An identification of national health and safety standards in the Indiana Health and Safety Checklist that are met and not met in a sample of early care and education (ECE) programs, and study of the reliability of the checklist, based on data from trained child care health consultants in 82 ECE programs

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What can CCDF learn from the research on children's health and safety in child care
Banghart, Patti, March, 2012
(OPRE Report No. 2012-26, Child Care and Development Fund--Research Synthesis Brief Series Brief No. 03). Washington, DC: U.S. Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation.

An examination of research on requirements and components in child care related to health and safety that are associated with higher-quality care and better child health outcomes

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Safe sleep practices and SIDS/suffocation risk reduction: Applicable standards from: Caring for our children: National health and safety performance standards; Guidelines for early care and education programs: Third edition
American Academy of Pediatrics, 2012
Elk Grove Village, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics.

A selection of health and safety standards for early care and education programs related to safe sleep practices, environment, policies, and information, and to education on safe sleep and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) risk reduction

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Preventing childhood obesity in early care and education programs: Selected standards from Caring for our children: National health and safety performance standards; Guidelines for early care and education programs, 3rd edition [Executive summary]
American Academy of Pediatrics, 2010
Aurora, CO: National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care.

A summary of a selection of standards on nutrition, physical activity, and media viewing and computer time in early care and education programs

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Preventing childhood obesity in early care and education programs: Selected standards from Caring for our children: National health and safety performance standards; Guidelines for early care and education programs, 3rd edition
American Academy of Pediatrics, 2010
Aurora, CO: National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care.

A selection of standards on nutrition, physical activity, and media viewing and computer time in early care and education programs

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