Health & Safety

Child Nutrition

Child Nutrition

Child Nutrition Program Decision Grid for Early Learning Programs in Schools
Click Here, or go to this page of the Minnesota Department of Education website: http://education.state.mn.us/MDE/SchSup/Kindergarten/index.html

Income Eligibility Guidelines - US Department of Agriculture
Click Here or http://www.fns.usda.gov/school-meals/income-eligibility-guidelines

Communities & Environments

Communities & Environments

Healthy Communities, Environment, and Workplaces
Click Here, Minnesota Department of Health

Health & Safety Standards

Health & Safety Standards

Caring for Our Children:National Health and Safety Performance Standards;Guidelines for Early Care and Education Programs, 3rd Edition A valuable resource!
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Presents standards to be used in planning and establishing a high quality child care program, including facilities and outdoor spaces. The standards are based on the recommendations of technical panels that studied particular facets in child care and are intended to serve as goals for practice and guidelines for implementation. The nine chapters of the text address the topics of: (1) staffing; (2) program activities; (3) health protection and promotion; (4) nutrition; (5) facilities; (6) play areas/playgrounds and transportation; (7) infectious diseases; (8) children with special health care needs and disabilities; (9) program administration; and (10) licensing and community action. The chapters list almost 1,000 standards. Each chapter includes a rationale for each standard and comments concerning the standard. A list of references is provided at the end of each chapter. A series of 39 appendices includes further lists of standards and additional information relating to standards, a reference list for the appended materials, a glossary, and an index. 608p

Immunizations

Immunizations

Immunization Home Page - Minnesota Department of Health
Click Here or go to http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/idepc/immunize/index.html

Early Childhood Immunization Form
Click Here or go to http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/idepc/immunize/laws/earlychdimzfm.pdf

Early Childhood Programs Immunization Law in Minnesota
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Vaccines: FDA Guide Tells You What You Need to Know
Click Here or go to http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm457415.htm

Mental Health

Mental Health

Children's Mental Health Programs and Services
Click Here, or go to https://mn.gov/dhs/people-we-serve/people-with-disabilities/health-care/childrens-mental-health/programs-services/

Minnesota Association for Children's Mental Health (MACMH)
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Nutrition

Nutrition

Playground Safety

Playground Safety

Public Playground Safety Handbook
Click Here, from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

Research & Literature

Research & Literature

Start Early to Build a Healthy Future: The Research Linking Early Learning and Health
Click Here, Ounce of Prevention Fund, 2014.

The Developmental Approach to Child and Adult Health
Pediatrics 2013;131;S133
Click Here, Gabriella Conti and James J. Heckman