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PDF pending restorationMassachusetts State Dept. of Public Health, Boston. – 1992
This packet of materials on smoke-free child care contains: (1) "Smoke Free Child Care," a booklet warning child care providers about the dangers of second-hand smoke and the fact that children often imitate adult behaviors, such as smoking; (2) "Smoke-Free Child Care: A Booklet for Family Day Care Providers," warning about the…
Descriptors: Child Health, Day Care, Early Childhood Education, Health Promotion
Download full textChurchill, Robin B.; Pickering, Larry K. – 1998
This report, the fourth in the National Center for Early Development and Learning's (NCEDL) "Spotlights" series, is based on excerpts from a paper presented during a "Research into Practice in Infant/Toddler Care" synthesis conference in fall 1997. The report addresses controlling diarrhea in out-of-home child care. The report…
Descriptors: Child Health, Communicable Diseases, Day Care, Disease Control
Peer reviewedWatt, Margaret R.; And Others – Young Children, 1993
Ear infections are common and hinder hearing during potentially crucial ages for language learning. Instructors can promote hygiene in the classroom, identify signs of infection and hearing loss and initiate early treatment, provide care for symptoms, improve the acoustic environment, encourage language learning, and beware of interference with…
Descriptors: Child Health, Classroom Environment, Day Care, Early Childhood Education
Viebrock, Margaret A.; Berry, Holly – 1993
This booklet discusses the important role that day care providers can play in ensuring that children eat healthy snacks and meals and learn good eating habits. Section one of the booklet examines snack foods, discusses the difference between nutritious and less-nutritious snacks, and recommends snack foods appropriate for different age groups.…
Descriptors: Child Health, Children, Day Care, Early Childhood Education
National Association for the Education of Young Children, Washington, DC. – 1998
Selecting a child care program for infants presents special challenges for parents. This brochure provides information for parents on: the importance of high quality caregiving for their infant's development; infants' abilities and needs for warm human contact; important caregiver characteristics; and the caregiver-family partnership. The brochure…
Descriptors: Caregiver Child Relationship, Child Caregivers, Child Health, Day Care
Aronson, Susan S. – Child Care Information Exchange, 1995
Describes new concerns about infectious diseases in childcare settings (tuberculosis, gastrointestinal infections, and lice); sleep position and SIDS; HIV/AIDS issues; and the use of sterilized sand in sand boxes. (DR)
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Child Health, Communicable Diseases, Day Care
Nicol, Debbie – 1995
This publication is designed to assist early childhood providers, cooks, and parents in hygienic food preparation and a healthy diet provision for young children in Australian child care. The guide recommends nutritional requirements for children, using the five food groups as a guide for meal planning. The Australian dietary guidelines are also…
Descriptors: Breastfeeding, Child Health, Cultural Influences, Day Care
Spar, Ruth – 1993
Noting that Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is expected to become the fifth leading cause of death for children ages 1 to 4, this paper provides relevant information on AIDS and the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) to help educators understand that they can work with children and adults who are HIV positive or who have AIDS. The…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adolescents, Adults, Child Health
Aronson, Susan S. – Child Care Information Exchange, 1989
Answers child care center directors' questions about effects of new recommendations for measles immunization on child care programs, the process of finding a pediatrician interested in working with child care programs on health promotion, and radon. (BB)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Child Caregivers, Child Health, Day Care
National Association for the Education of Young Children, Washington, DC. – 1997
Parents can make better decisions regarding a care setting for their toddler when they have information about how toddlers learn and about quality programs for toddlers. This brochure provides information to parents on how toddlers learn through play, exploration, and observation; the importance of toddlers learning at their own pace; and the role…
Descriptors: Caregiver Child Relationship, Child Caregivers, Child Health, Day Care
Hale, Cynthia M.; Polder, Jacquelyn A. – 1997
Recognizing the importance of maintaining a safe and healthy child care setting, this manual for home or center child care providers contains information and guidelines to help providers maintain child health and reduce sickness and injuries. Part 1, "Introduction," describes how diseases are spread and how to prevent and prepare for unintentional…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Child Health, Child Safety, Children
Mitchell, Anne; Gage, Diane – Good Housekeeping, 1992
This special issue on child care presents articles on children's health, day care, grandparents, father-child relationships, pregnancy after age 40, children's dental care, children's moral development, parties for children, children's fighting, fashions in children's clothes, sibling relationships, and health care programs for children. (BC)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Aggression, Child Health, Child Rearing
Aronson, Susan S. – Child Care Information Exchange, 1991
Answers child care center directors' questions concerning the use of the Haemophilus influenza type b (Hib) vaccine and use of over-the-counter medication with children in child care. (BB)
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Child Health, Day Care, Disease Control
Monroe County School District, Key West, FL. – 1990
Intended for use in Florida training programs for caregivers of infants and toddlers with disabilities, this guide presents an overview of the Model of Interdisciplinary Training for Children with Handicaps (MITCH); offers a user's guide to the series; and provides specific information for presenting Module 10, which focuses on nutrition and…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Body Weight, Child Caregivers, Child Health
Edelstein, Sari – 1992
Designed to assist child care center managers in planning nutritious meals for children in centers or licensed home day care programs, this guide presents information on the nutritional requirements of infants and children, sample menus for child care centers, and resources for further information. The first part of the guide details the…
Descriptors: Child Health, Day Care, Dietetics, Early Childhood Education
