| Description |
1 online resource (xx, 229 pages pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Admission/enrollment/attendance -- Supervision and provision of social-emotion supportive care -- Planned program, teaching, and guidance -- Nutrition, food handling, and feeding -- Physical activity and screen time -- Daytime sleeping, evening, nighttime, and drop-in care -- Sanitation and hygiene -- Environmental health -- Transportation (motor vehicle, bicycle/tricycle, or other wheeled toys), pedestrian safety, and field trips -- Health plan -- Care of children and staff members who are acutely ill or injured -- Security -- Emergencies and disasters -- Child abuse and neglect (child maltreatment) -- Smoking, prohibited substances, and weapons -- Human resources/personnel policies -- Design and maintenance of the physical plant and contents -- Review and revision of policies, plans, and procedures |
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Front Cover; Inside Front Cover; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Introduction; Sources for This Edition ; What is a Child Care Health Policy? ; Use of Model Child Care Health Policies ; Developing Site-Specific Health and Safety Policies ; Format and Vocabulary for Model Policies ; Help to Improve and Update Model Child Care Health Policies; Section 1 Admission/Enrollment/Attendance; A. Admission ; 1. Diversity ; 2. Review and Signing of Program Policies ; 3. Admission Agreement ; B. Enrollment ; 1. Orientation ; 2. Forms, Confidentiality, and Required Information |
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C. Attendance, Daily Record Keeping/Daily Health Checks 1. Daily Forms ; 2. Transition to Other Programs ; 3. Termination of Enrollment ; Section 2 Supervision and Provision of Social-Emotional Supportive Care ; A. Child:Staff Ratios, Group Size, and Staff Qualifications ; 1. Overall Supervision Requirements ; 2. Supervision During Nap Time ; 3. Ratios for Specific Activities ; B. Supervision of Children ; 1. Line of Sight and Hearing ; 2. Counting Children ; 3. Evaluation and Removal of Environmental Barriers to Supervision ; 4. Limits on Independence and Privacy |
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5. Community Outreach and Involvement for School-aged Children 6. Active Supervision Measures ; 7. Mixed-Age Groups ; 8. Substitutes and Volunteers ; C. Supervision of Active (Large-Muscle) Play ; 1. Supervised Play ; 2. Counting Children at Timed Intervals ; D. Swimming, Wading, Gross Motor Water Play ; 1. Water Activities ; 2. Supervision of Large-Muscle Water Play ; E. Consultants and Child Care Health Advocate ; 1. Health Consultant ; 2. Health Advocate ; 3. Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant ; 4. Early Childhood Educational Consultant ; F. Family/Staff Communication |
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1. Types of Communication 2. Frequency of Communications ; 3. Use of Documented Communications ; Section 3 Planned Program, Teaching, and Guidance ; A. Philosophy of Teaching, Guidance, and Behavior Management ; B. Permissible Methods for Teaching, Behavior Management, and Discipline ; 1. Teacher/Caregiver Interactions With Children ; 2. Coordinated Approach to Discipline ; 3. Handling Physical Aggression and Other Behaviors of Concern ; 4. Prohibited Behaviors ; C. Developmentally Appropriate Care ; 1. Routines for All Age Groups ; 2. Infants and Toddlers |
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3. Preschool-aged Children D. Required Clothing for Children and Staff Members ; 1. Suitable Clothing ; 2. Footwear ; 3. Spare Clothing ; E. Transitions ; 1. Communications for Transitions ; 2. Advance Planning for Transitions ; Section 4 Nutrition, Food Handling, and Feeding ; A. Acceptable Food and Drink ; 1. Staff Role ; 2. Beverages ; 3. Fruits and Vegetables ; 4. Meat and Meat Alternatives ; 5. Grain and Bread ; B. Food Brought From Home ; 1. Informing Families About Acceptable Foods ; 2. Supplementation of Food Brought From Home |
| Summary |
Handy guide to foster adoption and implementation of best practices for health and safety in group care settings for young children |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Day care centers -- Standards -- Pennsylvania
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Children -- Health and hygiene -- Standards -- Pennsylvania
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Day care centers -- Health aspects
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Children -- Health and hygiene.
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Children.
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Adoption.
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Human beings.
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Child
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Humans
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Child Care
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Adoption
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children (people by age group)
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Homo sapiens (species)
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Security.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Services & Welfare.
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EDUCATION -- Administration -- Elementary & Secondary.
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EDUCATION -- Early Childhood (incl. Preschool & Kindergarten)
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EDUCATION -- Administration -- General.
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Children
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Adoption
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Children -- Health and hygiene
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Children -- Health and hygiene -- Standards
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Day care centers -- Health aspects
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Day care centers -- Standards
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Pennsylvania
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Aronson, Susan S., editor
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American Academy of Pediatrics. Pennsylvania Chapter, issuing body.
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| ISBN |
9781581108309 |
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1581108303 |
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1610020081 |
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9781610020084 |
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