Caring for Our Children: Index A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z A AAP. See American Academy of Pediatrics ABC's of Safe and Healthy Child Care, The 99 , 352 Abdominal pain. See under Pain Abrasions. See Cuts Abuse. See Child abuse Abusive language 64 , 337 Academic credentials 8 , 386 , 445 Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine 449 Accessibility 26 , 189-190 , 196 , 201 , 223 , 228 , 244 , 251-252 , 261 , 265 , 326 , 370 , 449 Accommodations 7 , 36 , 38 , 190 , 228 , 323 , 413 Accreditation xiv, xxi, 4 , 15 , 25-26 , 47 , 337 , 372 , 390 , 399 , 443-445 certificates 371 , 376 Acid aerosols 200 ACIP. See Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, U.S. Public Health Service Acrocyanosis 270 Action plan 320 ADA. See Americans with Disabilities Act Adaptive equipment 20 , 153-154 , 195 , 228- 229 , 318 , 431-433 , 479 storage of 250 See also Equipment Adhesives 219 , 226 , 233 Administrators. See Directors Admission. See Enrollment Admission agreements 67-68 , 359 , 362 Admission policy 336 Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, U.S. Public Health Service 87-88, 395, 415, 479 Advisory groups for child care facilities 70 , 333 , 393 for states 392 , 403 See also Governing body Advocacy training 73 Advocates xiii, xxii, 73 , 158 , 336 , 387 See also Health advocates Aflatoxin 175 , 479 Age requirement of aides 14 of assistant teachers 14 of associate teachers 14 of directors 11 of drivers 14 , 60 of lead teachers 13 of volunteers 14 Aggressive behavior. See Behavior, aggressive Aides 12-15 , 19 , 163-164 , 480 AIDS. See HIV Air 51 , 98 , 109 , 111 , 121 , 191 , 198-199 , 203 , 205 , 489 exchange 198 , 235 , 253 fresh 197 , 200 , 233 , 253 , 276 indoor 51 , 197 , 231 , 274 quality 51-52 , 197-198 Air bags 61-62 , 275 , 350 Air conditioning 51 , 185 , 199 , 233 , 253 , 276 Air dry 94-95 , 97 , 102 , 108 , 180-181 , 227 , 417 , 419 , 483 Air fresheners chemical 107 , 232 Air pollution. See Indoor air pollution Air recirculation systems 199 , 233 , 274 Airflow 198 , 205 , 253 , 480 Airways 8 , 11 , 13 , 15 , 21-22 , 23 , 27 , 30 , 32 , 60 , 89 , 119 , 121 , 132 , 168 , 224 , 226 , 413 , 479-480 , 482 , 484 , 490 Alarms 196 , 208 Alcohol 60-61 , 77 , 111 , 113 , 144 , 354 Allergies 72 , 107-108 , 111 , 121-122 , 127 , 135 , 152-156 , 198 , 203 , 219 , 272 , 276 , 353-354 , 361 , 363 , 413 , 438 , 440 , 449-450 , 493 plan 135 reactions 23 , 91 , 107 , 137 , 154-155 , 215 , 232 , 266 , 361 , 479 , 482 , 493 See also Food allergies Alternate shelter. See Emergency shelter Alternative means of compliance. See under Compliance American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology 449 American Academy of Family Physicians 25 , 134 , 345 , 415 , 449 American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry 449 American Academy of Pediatrics vii-viii , xiii , xiv , xvii , 9 , 12 , 20 , 22-23 , 25 , 28 , 32 , 37- 38 , 50 , 63-65 , 85-89 , 95 , 113-116 , 134 , 138 , 156 , 161 , 175 , 221 , 226 , 232 , 285-296 , 299-307 , 322 , 326 , 333-334 , 336 , 339-342 , 345-346 , 356 , 359 , 360-362 , 364 , 371 , 373 , 395-396 , 398 , 414-415 , 438 , 440 , 444 , 447 , 449 , 452 , 479 , 485 American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, & Dance 449 American Association for Health Education 74-77 , 356 , 449 American Association of Family and Consumer Services 25 , 449 American Automobile Association 63 , 449 American Cancer Society 182-183 , 449 American College of Emergency Physician 360 , 438 , 449 American Diabetes Association 20 , 115 , 183 , 322 , 326 , 449 American Dietetic Association 25 , 182-183 , 411 , 449 American Furniture Manufacturers Association 249 , 450 American Gas Association 198 , 450 American Heart Association 22-24 , 26 , 115 , 182-183 , 450 American Lifeguard Association 450 American Lung Association 20 , 115 , 198 , 322 , 326 , 450 American National Standards Institute 202- 204 , 277 , 450 , 479 American Nurses Association 134 , 450 American Public Health Association vii , xiii- xiv , 12 , 25 , 143 , 182-183 , 269-270 , 333 , 345 , 395 , 444 , 447 , 450 , 479 American Red Cross 24 , 63 , 72 , 115 , 450 American School Food Service Association 450 American Society for Testing and Materials xvii , 110 , 193 , 205-206 , 219-223 , 232 , 247-249 , 254-255 , 258-260 , 265-266 , 277 , 435 , 450 , 480 American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning Engineers 198 , 450 Americans with Disabilities Act 7- 8 , 36-38 , 189-190 , 195-196 , 228 , 261 , 317 , 325- 326 , 336 Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines 196 , 449 Ammunition storage of 354 See also Firearms Anaphylaxis 153 , 155 Animals 97-98 , 111-112 , 170 , 212-213 , 306 , 335 , 352 , 422 , 432 food 112 waste 112 , 214 , 258 , 264-266 See also specific types (e.g. Dogs, Pets) ANSI. See American National Standards Institute Anthropometry of preschoolers 479 Antibiotic treatment 125-130 , 136 , 286-290 , 293 , 393 , 438 , 479-481 , 484-485 , 490-492 judicious use of 293 , 307 See also Medications; Medication administration Anti-convulsant medications. See under Medications Antihistamines. See Medications Anti-scald aerators 202 Anti-scald bathtub spouts 202 Antisiphon ballcocks 209 , 479 APHA. See American Public Health Association Appliances 170 , 177 , 200-203 , 207-208 , 229 , 274 , 438 , 450 abandoned 190 See also specific types, e.g. Refrigerators, etc. Art activities 55 , 57-58 , 155 , 198 , 203 , 422 Art and Creative Materials Institute 232 , 450 Arts and crafts materials 110 , 198 , 230-232 , 410 Asbestos 190-191 , 230-232 , 258 encapsulated 231 , 484 Asphyxiation 116 , 200 , 247 , 479 Aspiration hazards 157 , 165-166 , 223-224 , 480 Assessment of facility. See under Children with special needs Assistant teachers. See under Teachers Associate teachers. See under Teachers Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers 203 , 274 , 450 Asthma xiv , 51 , 60 , 115 , 120-122 , 198 , 275 , 293 , 327 , 339 , 361 , 413 , 414 , 422 , 449-450 care plan 422-423 symptoms 120-121 triggers 120-121 , 198 , 354 ASTM. See American Society for Testing and Materials Attachment xv , 52 , 356 , 430 , 484 foster 149 Attendance records 59 , 368-370 , 375 , 414 Attendance sheets 359 Audiometry. See Hearing screening Authorized caregivers 334-335 , 385 Authorized contact for notification of emergencies 124 pick-up 334 , 349 records 367 Authorized service coordinator 319 Autoerotic activity 56 B Baby bath support rings 113 Baby bottles. See Bottles Baby food. See Foods, infant Baby monitors 59 Baby walkers 221 , 487 Back injuries. See under Injuries Back to sleep. See Sleep position Backflow preventers 209 Background checks 7-8 , 384 , 386-387 , 480 Bacteria 91 , 97-98 , 101 , 107 , 126-129 , 151 , 157-158 , 160-161 , 172-173 , 175-176 , 178 , 180-181 , 228 , 236 , 260 , 270 , 285 , 307 , 352 , 429 , 480 , 482 , 484 , 487 , 489-491 definition 480 Ballcocks. See Antisiphon ballcocks Balloons 109 , 223-224 Balls 223 , 232 , 431-433 Balusters 271 , 480 Bandages 116 , 226 , 294 , 439 Barriers 95 , 100-101 , 191 , 194 , 197 , 202 , 223 , 235 , 237 , 239 , 242-243 , 254-255 , 257 , 262 , 266 , 271 , 343 , 355 , 394 , 446 , 492 Baseboard heaters. See under Heating equipment Basements 191 , 195 , 215 , 272-273 Bathing 9 , 113 , 241 , 243 , 250 , 486 Bathrooms xx , 105 , 107 , 112 , 170 , 192-193 197 , 207 , 235 , 238-241 , 417 for ill children 130 sanitation 101 , 105 , 491 supplies 227 See also Toilet learning/training Bathtubs 112-113 , 214 , 243 , 268 BB guns 252 Beanbags 110 , 431 , 433 Beating. See Corporal punishment Bedding 88 , 110 , 226 , 246-251 , 354 , 491 cleaning 110 , 245 , 306 See also Bunk beds; Cribs; Sleeping Bedrooms. See Sleeping areas Behavior management 8-10 , 12 , 17 , 20 , 25 , 41 , 55 , 58-59 , 63-66 , 114 , 117 , 158 , 166 , 169 , 182-183 , 235 , 337 , 344 , 400 Behavior, aggressive 9-10 , 65 , 114 , 129 , 301-302 , 338 , 360 , 398 , 420-421 Benefits. See Compensation and benefits Bibs 165 , 209 Bicycles 276-277 helmets 225 , 277 routes 276-277 safety 75 , 77 Binding, restricting movement 65 , 337 Birds 112 , 266 Bites 23 animal 23 , 111 , 439 human. See Biting insect 23 , 193 , 215 , 266 , 439 Biting 23 , 129 , 301-302 , 305 , 338 , 354 , 410 , 420 , 439 Blankets 106 , 110 , 246 , 248 Bleach solution 94-97 , 102-103 , 105 , 180 , 225 , 417-419 , 480 , 483 See also Cleaning and sanitation Bleeding 23 , 28 , 94 , 129 , 227 , 301-304 , 420 , 424 , 434 Blisters 294-295 , 486 Blizzards evacuation plan 347 Blocked airway. See Management of a blocked airway and rescue breathing Blocks. See Building blocks Blood 28 , 61 , 97-98 , 101-102 , 106 , 119 , 226 , 234 , 296 , 301 , 304-305 , 352 , 419-420 , 424 , 440 , 480-481 , 486 , 488-489 , 491-493 exposure 101 exposure prevention 18 , 28 , 101 , 227 , 300-305 , 419 in stools 94 , 125 , 130 , 135 , 140-141 , 424 , 483 tests 103 See also Standard precautions Blood pressure 205 , 360 , 413 , 440 , 493 Bloodborne pathogens 29 , 101 , 300-304 , 483 regulations 8 , 28 , 31 transmission 28 , 101 , 300-305 See also Standard precautions Blue baby syndrome 488 Board of directors. See Governing body Body fluids 28 , 98 , 100-102 , 106 , 242 , 246 , 301 , 352 , 417 , 480-481 exposure prevention 18 , 28 , 100-104 , 213 , 218-219 , 227 , 239 , 242 , 301 , 304-305 , 419 , 483 , 487 , 492-493 Body mastery 56 Boiler rooms 192 , 194 Bomb threat evacuation plan 347 Booster seats 61 Bottle feeding 157 , 159-160 , 163 Bottle holders 431 Bottle propping 157 , 353 , 480 Bottle straws 431 Bottled water. See under Water Bottles 156-161 , 353 cleaning and sanitizing 159-161 , 353 fed to wrong child 103 proper labeling 158-160 ready-to-feed 159 refrigeration 158-160 warming 159-160 Bottles, spray. See Spray bottles Bows and arrows 252 Boy Scouts 451 Braces 229 Brain development 3 , 5 , 9 , 161 , 409 , 441 , 448 Breakfast 426-427 Breaks, work 27 , 39 , 220 , 357 , 410 amount of time 117 , 357 Breast milk. See Human milk Breastfeeding 149 , 155-156 , 486 See also Human milk Breathing, rescue. See Management of a blocked airway and rescue breathing Bright Futures 361-362 , 395 Bronchitis 111 , 292-293 , 307 , 480 , 490 Bruises 28 , 117 , 420 Buckets 110 , 113 , 268-269 Budgets 164 , 333 , 374 , 443 Building blocks 432 Building code xxi , xxii , 189 , 194 , 195 , 208 , 257 , 271 , 273 , 371 Building inspection. See under Inspections Building Officials and Code Administrators International 208 , 451 Buildings xxi , 58 , 189-200 , 204 , 208 , 231 , 234 , 251 , 257-258 , 273 wood construction 191 Bulk foods. See under Food Bullets. See Ammunition Bunk beds 249 See also Bedding Burnout 40 , 192 , 357 Burns 23 , 28 , 116 , 170 , 173 , 200-202 , 204 , 207 , 221 , 251 , 256 , 270 , 348 , 420 , 424, 493 electrical 206 hot water 160 , 167 , 170 , 180 , 202 , 240 , 420 See also Sunburn Buses. See under Motor vehicles C CACFP. See Child and Adult Care Food Program, U.S. Department of Agriculture Camp sinks. See under Sinks Campylobacter gastroenteritis 135-136 , 175 , 299 , 410 , 480 Canadian Paediatric Society 143 , 451 Canadian Standards Association 202 , 451 Candles 203-205 , 236 Candy 109 , 168 Cap pistols 252 Capture velocity 172 , 480 Car safety. See Vehicle child restraint systems Car seats. See Vehicle child restraint systems Carbon monoxide 200 poisoning 200 Cardiac arrhythmia 21-22 Cardiopulmonary resuscitation 24 , 44 , 113 , 480 , 482 Care coordinator 320-321 , 324 , 480 Caregivers. See Staff Carpets 107-108 , 194 , 205 , 207 , 218-219 , 259 , 274 , 422 cleaning and maintenance 101-102 , 106 , 108 , 120 , 218 , 419 Carriages 220 Carrots 168 Cars. See under Motor vehicles Case management 321 Catastrophes 16 Catheterization 122 , 480 Cavities. See Dental caries CD players in vehicles 63 CDA. See Child Development Associate CDBG. See Community Development Block Grants CDC. See Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Ceftriaxone 288 , 481 Ceilings 107 , 191 , 199 , 206 , 215 , 218-219 acoustical 205 height of 235 Cellar 193 , 215 , 273 Cellular phones 63 Center for Career Development in Early Care and Education. See Wheelock College Institute for Leadership and Career Initiatives Center for the Child Care Workforce 14-15 , 358 , 451 Centers benefits for staff 29-30 , 40 , 358 child-staff ratios 3 communication with parents 70 , 139 , 356 definition xviii , 384 , 481 dishwashing 179 food service staff 163 , 173 licensing inspections 389-390 , 444 , 446 location 189-190 policies 38 , 40 , 59 , 341 , 350- 351 , 354 , 357-358 posting of documents 376 prohibition of firearms 252 , 354 qualifications of staff 8-11 records 29 , 368 separation of age groups 236 substitutes 31 training of staff 8 , 17 , 21-24 , 27-31 use of health consultants 32-35 See also Directors; Staff; Ill children, facilities for; Drop-in care; and specific topics (e.g. Exclusion) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 87-101 , 113 , 225 , 227 , 294-295 , 298 , 304 , 307 , 341-342 , 352 , 395-396 , 415 , 451 , 481 Centers for ill children. See Ill children, facilities for Certification CPR 21-22 facility 371 , 441 , 444 Food Service Manager's Protection 27 , 374 pediatric first aid 11 , 13 , 15 , 30 , 32 , 60 staff 6 , 13 , 16 , 29-30 , 367 , 374 , 383 , 385-386 , 396 , 445 Chairs vii , 218-219 , 236 , 353 Changing tables. See under Diapering Charcoal grills 200 Checking references 7 Chemical air fresheners. See under Air fresheners Chemicals 121 , 127 , 199-200 , 209 , 214-216 , 229-233 , 258 , 263 , 273 , 372 , 418 , 489 , 493 lawn care 229-230 pool 268 sanitizing 132 , 177 , 180-181 , 225 , 245 , 417 , 483 storage 107 , 229 , 268 , 273 Chemoprophylaxis 288 Chewing tobacco. See under Tobacco use; Smoking Chickenpox 36 , 87-88 , 123 , 125 , 127 , 129 , 131 , 135 , 139 , 294-295 , 304 , 360 , 410 , 415 , 493 Child abuse viii , 8 , 28 , 39 , 59 , 67 , 116-118 , 142 , 337 , 366 , 368 , 454 , 481 children's abuse of peers 19 collection of data 397 consultants 116 convictions 7 , 30 , 60 , 385 , 387 education 27-28 , 389 , 397 emotional 28 , 65 , 337 , 346 , 391 , 420 , 481 extreme temperatures 65 physical 8 , 28 , 39 , 65 , 118 , 337 , 346 , 377 , 391 , 440 , 481 prevention 27-28 , 67 , 117-118 , 255 , 363 , 369 , 377 , 386 , 389 , 397 , 421 , 443 psychological 28 , 337 recognizing signs and symptoms 8 , 16 , 18 , 25-28 , 33 , 117 , 389 , 420 registries 7-8 , 367 , 384 , 386-387 reporting 8 , 18 , 27-28 , 33 , 116-117 , 363 , 368 , 370 , 375-377 , 391 , 402 sexual 7-8 , 28 , 59 , 65 , 337 , 346 , 368 , 391 , 420 , 481 verbal 65 , 362 See also Neglect Child and Adult Care Food Program, U.S. Department of Agriculture 27 , 150 , 153 , 182-183 , 443 Child Care Bureau ix , xv , 404 , 451 , 454 , 457 Child care caregivers. See Staff Child care health consultants. See Health consultants Child care homes. See Large family child care homes; Small family child care homes Child Care Law Center x , 325 , 442 , 451 Child Care Nutrition Resource System 182-183 , 451 Child care nutrition specialist. See Nutrition specialists Child care workers. See Staff Child development definition xv program activities based on 47 , 75-76 , 132 , 355-356 , 403 , 409 training about 8 , 11 , 13-15 , 24 , 77 , 131 , 389 Child Development Associate 14 , 400 , 481 Child health insurance program. See Childrens health insurance program Child neglect. See Neglect Child passenger restraint system. See Vehicle child restraint systems Child protective services 116 Child records. See Records Children 3 to 5 years old. See Preschool age children Children from birth to 35 months. See Infants; Toddlers Children with special needs 315-327 , 389 , 409 assessment of child 318-320 , 336 assessment of facility 325 , 336 child-staff ratios 4-5 community resources for 11-12 , 73 , 399 consultation services 34-35 , 73-74 , 323 , 343 , 399 coordinating services 323 definition 481 emergency plan 115 , 119 , 226 , 338 , 360 , 424 , 437 facility for definition xviii , 384 food service and nutrition needs 150-153 , 182-183 funding for services 317-318 , 323 , 399 furnishings and equipment 228 , 431-433 , 479 injuries 243 parent relations 68 , 77 , 318 , 325 physical access to and from facility 195-196 planning for services 318-322 , 325-326 play areas and equipment 261