101. Child Care Safety Checklist - Parents And Child Care Providers child care Safety Checklist for parents and child care providers. http://www.kidsource.com/cpsc/childcare.checklist.html

Child Care Safety Checklist for Parents and Child Care Providers advertisement Source United States Consumer Product Safety Commission Forums Health, Safety, Nutrition and Kids Related Articles Childproofing Your Home - 12 Safety Devices to Protect Your Children Baby Safety Checklist About 31,000 children, 4 years old and younger, were treated in U.S. hospital emergency rooms for injuries at child care/school settings in 1997. CPSC is aware of at least 56 children who have died in child care settings since 1990. In a recent national study , CPSC staff visited a number of child care settings and found that two-thirds of them had one or more potentially serious hazards. Use the safety tips in this checklist (or the published, illustrated version in portable document format, pdf (Texto Espanol) to help keep young children safe. Child Care Safety Checklist for Parents and Child Care Providers CRIBS: Make sure cribs meet current national safety standards and are in good condition. Look for a certification safety seal. Older cribs may not meet current standards. Crib slats should be no more than 2 3/8" apart, and mattresses should fit snugly. This can prevent strangulation and suffocation associated with older cribs and mattresses that are too small.

102. Parenting: Child Care child care Safety Checklist for parents and child care providers When parents enroll their child, they should provide child care provider with the http://www.kidsource.com/kidsource/pages/parenting.childcare.html

Parenting: Child Care advertisement Finding the right childcare for our children is an important and often difficult task. What is right for my child? What do I need to know in selecting childcare? What are my choices? These are only a few of the questions that the following articles address. Our rating system for these Parenting articles is: - Best, in depth and most helpful overall - Very Good, but more specific in focus - Good reference material Are The Children Home Alone? Would you like a checklist of questions to ask and steps to do to ensure the safety and well being of your child who must be home alone? Then this helpful article is for you! Child Care Safety Checklist for Parents and Child Care Providers U.S. Consumer Protection Agency (CPSC) reports have shown that many children have been injured in child care settings. Here's a good checklist to help you to evaluate the safety of a child care situation. Emergency Illness And Injury Procedures When parents enroll their child, they should provide child care provider with the contact information and consent that they will need if there is an emergency involving that child. A sample "Child Care Emergency Contact Information and Consent Form" is included in this section, along with first aid measures one should take under different situations. Emergency Illness And Injury Procedures When parents enroll their child, they should provide child care provider with the contact information and consent that they will need if there is an emergency involving that child. A sample "Child Care Emergency Contact Information and Consent Form" is included in this section, along with first aid measures one should take under different situations.

103. AANMA - Child Care parents, childcare providers, and teachers can create a positive and nurturing environment for children with asthma provided all parties are willing to http://www.aanma.org/childcare/cc_licensed.htm

Licensed Childcare Providers Asthma and allergies are increasing at epidemic rates. Infant, toddler, preschool, and extended childcare programs have seen an increasing number of children diagnosed with these conditions in recent years. Children with asthma and allergies in the childcare setting have special healthcare needs, the most important of which is a caring childcare provider. Managing asthma and allergy conditions requires vigilance and attention. Parents, childcare providers, and teachers can create a positive and nurturing environment for children with asthma provided all parties are willing to address each of the child’s health issues responsibly. The environment should be free of known allergens and irritants. This includes pets, strong fumes, chalk dust, pesticides, cleaning products, and secondhand smoke. Eliminate all sources of mold, mildew, or humidity in excess of 55 percent. Encourage frequent hand washing and wash shared toys to reduce the spread of respiratory infections common in children. Request a copy of the physician’s prescribed allergy and asthma management plan from the parents. Ask that a copy of the management plan be forwarded to you each time the plan is updated by the physician.

104. Choosing Child Care When parents know their children are receiving warm and responsive care by Check to see if the child care providers are interacting with the children or http://www.dhfs.state.wi.us/rl_dcfs/choosing.htm

Topics A-Z Reference Center Search Home ... Related Links Choosing Child Care Finding the right caregiver for your child is often challenging, but it is one of the most important decisions you will make. Parents play the most important role in the life of a child; however, the relationship between a child and a caregiver can affect a child’s self image and how he or she views the world. When infants, toddlers and young children receive warm and responsive care, they feel safe and secure. When parents know their children are receiving warm and responsive care by well-trained providers, those parents can return to the workforce feeling secure in the knowledge that their child is receiving safe and nourishing care. The Department of Health and Family Services and the Department of Workforce Development have prepared a brochure called Choosing Child Care that provides some guidance to parents when selecting a child care provider. Please note, families who qualify for child care subsidies are required to use regulated child care whether it be licensed or certified.

105. Essential But Often Ignored However, we know relatively little about the child care providers upon whom key child care experts, child care caseworkers, parents, and providers in 17 http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?ID=310613

106. CCC831 What leads to parents and providers satisfaction with child care? childrearing attitudes of parents and care providers represent another area of http://www.canr.uconn.edu/ces/child/newsarticles/CCC831.html

What Leads to Satisfaction for Center-Based Child Care Providers and Parents? By Preston A. Britner, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, School of Family Studies University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT W hat leads to parents' and providers' satisfaction with child care? Britner and Phillips (1995) looked at four areas of home and child care environments as possible predictors of satisfaction for parents and providers: 1) child care as a social support to parents; 2) parent involvement in care; 3) parent-provider agreement on child-rearing beliefs; and 4) parent-provider agreement on what is quality care. Participants in the study were 27 providers from centers and family day care (FDC) homes and 90 parents whose children were in their care. Higher Overall Satisfaction In our study, overall satisfaction was high. Center parents and providers and family day care parents and providers were all equally satisfied with structural and interactional aspects of care, like group size and attention to children. For center providers, group size and provider training and experience were important factors associated with satisfaction. The traditional "quality" factors of licensing standards were not associated with parental satisfaction. What Predicts Satisfaction for Parents and Providers?

107. Brazelton Touchpoints Center - Early Child Care & Education Training Early child care and Education (ECCE) providers have opportunities for ECCE providers are vital allies with parents in their children s development. http://www.touchpoints.org/ecet.html

" W e hope that we are moving way beyond an "either-or" debate about child care. The question is not whether children should be in child care, the issue is about how infants, children, and families can best be supported and how each family can have the best available information and options to pursue what is best for them. The challenge is to support families and child care providers so that the quality of care improves in all settings where infants and children are cared for, and that quality is reflected by nurture of parents as well as their children." - Dr. T. Berry Brazelton, 2000 B ased on Dr. T. Berry Brazelton's extensive clinical practice and research, the Touchpoints approach emphasizes the building of supportive alliances between parents and providers around key points in the development of young children. "Touchpoints" are predictable periods in a child's development that can disrupt family relations. These are times of disorganization that we value as opportunities to support family strengths and optimize children's development.

108. Help For Childcare Providers Home childcare providers. Since the launch of the national Back To Sleep that programs – and parents – need to help educate child care providers about http://www.sidsalliance.org/childcare/childcare_providers.html

About Us Membership Newsletter Feedback ... Home Childcare Providers Since the launch of the national Back To Sleep campaign in 1994, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) rates in the U.S. have decreased dramatically by more than 50%. Yet despite our best efforts to date, SIDS remains the number one cause of death for infants from one month to one year of age. It is essential that everyone working with infants understand the importance of life-saving messages on reducing the risk of SIDS and other accidental infant deaths. Consistency of care - from parent to caregiver and from nighttime to naptime - is a major concern. When babies who routinely sleep on their backs are placed or otherwise find themselves sleeping on their tummy for the first time, there is a twenty times increased risk for SIDS. Safe back-to-sleep practices are not being used consistently in all family childcare or center-based childcare programs. In fact, only 15 states in the US have childcare licensing regulations that mandate placing infants on their backs to sleep.

109. Parent Education Through Child Care Providers parents often look to child care providers for parenting information. Since so many families with young children use child care, programs such as Tune In to http://www.joe.org/joe/1993winter/iw4.html

Winter 1993 Volume 31 Number 4 Parent Education Through Child Care Providers Daniel J. Weigel Area Human Development Specialist University of Nevada Cooperative Extension-Reno Internet address: washoeex@unssun.scs.unr.edu Extension parent education programs have struggled with one persistent problem. We know parents need information and support if they're to provide a nurturing environment for children. We have a wealth of excellent publications on a wide variety of important parenting topics. However, we're often stymied in finding ways to get those publications off our shelves and into the hands of a large number of parents. To solve this problem, Nevada Cooperative Extension developed an innovative program using child care providers as an avenue to get practical parenting information to parents of young children. We received a $11,300 grant from the Committee for the Protection of Children, the state child abuse prevention fund, to conduct the "Tune In to Kids" program with all licensed child care providers in four western Nevada counties. Child care providers were invited to give free Extension publications to the parents in their programs, and a total of 278 licensed providers agreed to be a part of the program in the four -county area. Specifically, 108 out of a possible 109 (99%) child care centers, and a total of 170 out of a possible 179 (95%) home day care providers signed up. Overall, those providers in the program served a total of 8,646 families-99% of the total of 8,743 families in licensed child care in the four counties.

110. Iowa Child Care & Early Education NetWork Welcome to the Iowa child care and Early Education Network web site. This site is for early childhood professionals, child care providers, parents, http://www.iowachildnetwork.org/

Uniting for Iowa's Children W elcome to the Iowa Child Care and Early Education Network web site. This site is for early childhood professionals, child care providers, parents, advocates, policy makers, and others interested in early childhood education. Our Vision Every child, beginning at birth, will be healthy and successful. Our Mission The Network will provide vision, leadership, and support for the child care and early education field and will promote state policies and partnerships to the development and learning of all children. Click here for Forgivable Loan information Click here for ... For Network Employment Opportunities click here. The will be held Click here for more information. Network Membership Interested in becoming a Network member? Download the flyer to see the benefits of Network membership. Fill out the membership form and mail in. Membership Form Home NetWork News Page Network Programs ... Contact Us

111. Resources For Child Caring for thousands of parents, providers, teachers, trainers, and early childhood Providing assistance to parents who need help paying for child care. http://www.resourcesforchildcaring.org/

Home About Us Early Childhood Professionals For Parents ... Contact Us Form Search Welcome Resources for Child Caring educates, supports, and advocates for thousands of parents, providers, teachers, trainers, and early childhood professionals. Our mission is to advance quality care and education of children in their crucial early years. Resources for Child Caring is dedicated to quality child care. We do this by: Educating and training early childhood professionals. Publishing and distributing books for the early childhood field. Assisting parents in identifying and locating the best care for their children. Providing assistance to parents who need help paying for child care. Resources for Child Caring has moved and can now be reached at: 10 Yorkton Court St. Paul, MN 55117-1065 Phone: 651-641-0305 Fax: 651-645-0990 TDD: 651-641-0332 Click here for driving directions to Resources for Child Caring Click here to learn more about how you can support Resources for Child Caring's efforts to improve the quality of child care. Last Updated: September 16, 2005 Resources for Child Caring Quality Assured by Child Care Aware Business Survey Now Available Online Complete the annual child care business update survey on-line at www.mnchildcare.org

112. MPT's Ready To Learn! Maryland Committee for children Works with parents and child care providers to expand and enhance the early childhood education and child care available to http://www.mpt.org/learningworks/childcare/readytolearn/rtl.cfm?ID=45

113. City Of Davis - Child Care Services - Resources For Informal Providers - City Of Where to find child care parents Together Playgroup Orientations This is a voluntary program that Family child care providers can participate in. http://www.city.davis.ca.us/pcs/childcare/family.cfm

@import "/css/davis.css"; @import "/pcs/css/pcs.css"; @import "ccare.css"; @import "/css/table700.css"; @import "/css/vartable.css"; City of Davis jump to content CITY OF DAVIS, CA. RESIDENTS VISITORS ... SITE MAP SEARCH: Child Care Services PCS Home Downloads Rec. Programs Community Services ... Child Care Resources for Child Care Professionals: Family Child Care Providers Child Care Services Home Resources for Families Where to find Child Care Parents Together Playgroup Orientations Support Groups Resources for Child Care Professionals Informal Child Care Providers Family Child Care Providers Child Care Centers Additional Resources ... Websites Publications Parenting Handouts Smalltalk Newsletter On The Go Activity Guide Child Care Grant Program ... Development Conference How to become a licensed Family Child Care Provider: Family Child Care Licensing Orientations are held on the third Tuesday of the month from 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., in the Yolo County Conference Room, 600 A Street, Davis. Advance enrollment is required through Community Care Licensing. The orientation fee is $25.00 per person, you MUST bring the receipt with you to the orientation meeting. The fee should be payable to "CDSS" and mailed or dropped off to: River City Child Care Regional Office, 8745 Folsom Blvd. Suite 200, Sacramento, CA 95826. For questions about licensing call Community Care Licensing at (916) 229-4530, and ask for the "Officer of the Day". At the orientation, Child Care Services staff will discuss the different programs, resources and services available to Yolo County providers. They will also discuss business practices, such as marketing, contracts and policies. Community Care Licensing analyst will review the regulations and discuss the particulars about obtaining a license to provide child care in your home. This inculdes a thorough review of the application process plus an overview of how to make your home safe for children. In addition, licensing will walk you through the background check process.

114. Child Care who are able to find child care rely on family members, including parents The rest arrange for care through private providers. parents often face http://www.policyalmanac.org/social_welfare/childcare.shtml

Almanac of Policy Issues Home Policy Archive Search Sponsored Listings Questia : Search over 400,000 books and journals at Questia online. FastWeb Free Scholarship Search : Find free money for college or an advanced degree. var site="sm3pwl1776" Child Care As more women and mothers enter the workforce, child care has become an increasingly important public policy issue. Many families, particularly those with modest incomes, have trouble financing its cost. Poor quality of care is another persistent problem. Low wages for child care workers tend to promote high turnover and inexperienced providers, and a patchwork of state regulations inadequately address these concerns. The federal and state governments have a number of programs that tackle some of these issues, but many problems still remain unsolved. The Growing Need for Child Care As more and more women have moved, by necessity or choice, from the home to the workforce, the need for affordable, high-quality child care has become critical. Sadly, this need often goes unmet. Each week nearly 5 million children are left unsupervised after school. This lack of supervision is associated with increased drug use, juvenile delinquency, and crime. Child Care Affordability Nearly half of working families and mothers who are able to find child care rely on family members, including parents and other relatives. The rest arrange for care through private providers. Parents often face steep costs and questionable quality of care.

115. News & Events @ Your Library the need for early literacy skills and activities for young children. Classes and outreach for child care providers and parents address this need. http://www.wilinet.wccls.lib.or.us/news/default.cfm?pac=h&pg=childcare

116. Child Care Assistance Program cost of quality child care through full or partial payments to providers and help parents find and afford reliable, high quality child care have a http://www.dhs.state.ri.us/dhs/famchild/dcspgm.htm

Home DHS Home Page Services for Children and Families Site Map ... Search DHS Child Care Assistance Program Rhode Island is recognized as a national leader in promoting child care and has developed innovative initiatives and services to enhance the care children receive while assisting working families in their efforts to find and afford child care. We provide subsidies to more working families than most states, allowing families to increase their earning power while remaining eligible for child-care assistance. Child-care assistance is available to families who are not participating in the Family Independence Program as well as to those who are participating. Eligibility is based on family income and hours of parent activity (work or training and education.) For eligibility information, or an application for assistance, please call the DHS, through its Child Care Office, offers a broad range of child-care-related services, benefitting families, child-care providers, and employers. All of these services are designed with the ultimate goal of supporting working parents as they find and maintain employment and improve their economic well-being.

117. Opera Directory Improving the quality of child care by providing parents and providers with useful information. GetA-Sitter.Com. A meeting place for parents and sitters. http://portal.opera.com/directory/?cat=7910

118. United Child Care Providers child care Provider and Parent website with links to resources for licensed Members include advocates of quality childcare providers, parents, http://u.webring.com/hub?ring=childdaycareprov

119. DaycareProviders.com Free Nationwide Search For Child Care Providers A free nationwide search for child care in the United States. Family as well as 1 to 1000 center providers welcome. http://www.daycareproviders.com/

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120. Daycare.com - Day Care Daycare Childcare Daycare.com a resource for parents and providers. Pebble Beach and Children Vacation destinations can be more accommodating and safer for children http://www.daycare.com/

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