Caring for Our Children: National Health and Safety Performance Standards; Guidelines for Early Care

The fourth edition contains guidelines on the development and evaluation of the health and safety of children in early care and education settings. This guide features 10 chapters of more than 650 standards and dozens of appendixes with valuable supplemental information, forms, and tools.
 
KEY FEATURES

• More than 100 updated standards and appendixes
• Updated appendixes, including Signs and Symptoms Chart, Recommended Immunization Schedule, and Recommendations for Preventive Pediatric Health Care
• Completely revised and updated topics on environmental health, infectious diseases, and nutrition

• Staffing
• Program activities for healthy development
• Health promotion and protection
• Nutrition and food service
• Facilities, supplies, equipment, and environmental health
• Play areas and playgrounds, and transportation
• Infectious diseases
• Children with special health care needs and disabilities
• Administration
• Licensing and community action
• And more …

• Infant/Toddler Environment Rating Scale (ITERS-3)
• Coaching with ECERS: Strategies and Tools to Improve Quality in Pre-K and K Classrooms
• Model Child Care Health Policies
• Practical Solutions to Practically Every Problem: The Survival Guide for Early Childhood Professionals
• Learning Together with Young Children, Second Edition: A Curriculum Framework for Reflective Teachers
• Children's Lively Minds: Schema Theory Made Visible
• Managing Infectious Diseases in Child Care and Schools: A Quick Reference Guide (American Academy of Pediatrics)
• Managing Chronic Health Needs in Child Care and Schools: A Quick Reference Guide
• Managing Infectious Diseases in Child Care and Schools: A Quick Reference Guide
• Powerful Interactions: How to Connect with Children to Extend Their Learning