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| Resource Name | Description | Resource Type |
|---|---|---|
| Fire Safety in Child Care: Special Considerations for Children with Disabilities | Practical advice for implementing intentional fire safety in childcare settings to make individualized accommodations and ensure the safety of children with disabilities. | Tipsheet |
| Food Allergies | Signs and symptoms of the most common food allergies in young children and strategies to prevent exposure. | Tipsheet |
| Fostering Resilience in Families Coping with Depression | Research on children at Head Start age or older whose families face adversities, including depression, has shown that many children do surprisingly well. The word resilience has been used to describe the qualities of these children. Identifying strengths and building on resources are ways of fostering resilience and two of the principle goals of Head Start. | Document |
| Four Important Things to Know About the Transition to School | The March 2015 newsletter from the Harvard Family Research Project offers resources to support the process of transition to school. Research shows that children from homes with increased social and economic risk benefit the most from activities that support smooth transitions; yet these are the children least likely to receive them. Features in the newsletter offer both the evidence-base supporting the importance of the transition to school and profiles of programs that are working to support equitable and effective transitions for children and families. | Document |
| Gastrostomy Tubes | Information about gastronomy tubes and special considerations for the children who use g-tubes in an early education setting. | Tipsheet |
| Germs vs. Soap: A Silly Hygiene Book about Washing Hands! | Here is a great link to a YouTube video, Germs vs. Soap: A Silly Hygiene Book about Washing Hands! by by Didi Dragon, illustrated by Hannah Robinett. Read by Riko of Riko's Reading Room on YouTube. | |
| Getting Your Team on the Same Page with Health & Safety Procedures Part 1 | Listen in as our guest, Public Health Nurse Sarah Hawley, of Minnesota Child Care Health Consultants, discusses ways to implement good procedures that will help ensure that your team is well trained in health and safety protocols. Sarah shares suggestions for implementing a training process that reinforces and reminds regularly so that your health and safety procedures are consistent across the whole team. | Podcast |
| Getting Your Team on the Same Page with Health & Safety Procedures Part 2 | Sarah Hawley of Minnesota Child Care Health Consultants joins us again to elaborate on ways to create ongoing training methods that help ensure quality and safe care for all children in a child care setting. Our discussion focuses on simple ways leadership can set up routines that provide opportunities for your team to learn together and elaborates on the ways that this process can help retain staff. | Podcast |
| GO VS. NO-GO: Preparing to Evacuate or Shelter-in-Place | This resource was created by Child Care Aware of America There are many types of emergencies. In some situations, you may need to evacuate (“GO”). However, there are other emergencies when it’s best to shelter-in-place (“NO-GO”). The type of emergency determines how you should react. Establish an alert system so staff and children know what actions to take. | Document |
| Health Precautions Related to Covid-Updates as of September 29, 2022 | Our guest, Sarah Hawley, RN, BSN, PHN, shares the most recent updates to the precautions and expectations that child care settings need in place related to the current Covid status. This episode covers an overview of the CDC’s CURRENT Operational Guidance to Support In-person Learning. | Podcast |
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