Caring for Our Children: National Health and Safety Performance Standards; Guidelines for Early Care and Education Programs
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Caring for Our Children: National Health and Safety Performance Standards; Guidelines for Early Care and Education Programs
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.
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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 …
Technical Specifications
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