A

Academic credentials 1

Adaptive equipment 1

Adhesives 1

Admission agreements 1, 2

Admission. See Enrollment1

Advisory groups

for child care facilities 1

Aides 1

Air 1

Airways 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Alcohol 1

Allergies 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

plan 1

reactions 1, 2, 3

Alternate shelter. See Emergency shelter1

American Academy of Pediatrics 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13

American Association for Health Education 1, 2

American Automobile Association 1

American College of Emergency Physician 1

Americans with Disabilities Act 1

Anaphylaxis 1

Animals 1, 2

Antibiotic treatment 1, 2

Anti-convulsant medications. See under Medications1

Antihistamines. See Medications1

Appliances 1

Art activities 1, 2

Asthma 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

care plan 1, 2

symptoms 1, 2

triggers 1, 2, 3

Audiometry. See Hearing screening1

Authorized caregivers 1, 2

B

Bandages 1

Barriers 1

Behavior management 1, 2, 3

Behavior, aggressive 1

Bicycles

safety 1

Biting 1

Blocked airway. See Management of a blocked airway and rescue breathing1

Blood 1, 2, 3

exposure prevention 1

See also Standard precautions1

Blood pressure 1, 2

Bloodborne pathogens

regulations 1

See also Standard precautions1

Body fluids

exposure prevention 1

Breathing, rescue. See Management of a blocked airway and rescue breathing1

Bright Futures 1, 2

C

Carpets 1

cleaning and maintenance 1

Cars. See under Motor vehicles1

Catheterization 1

Centers

qualifications of staff 1

training of staff 1, 2, 3

use of health consultants 1

Certification

pediatric first aid 1

Chemicals 1, 2

lawn care 1

sanitizing 1

storage 1

Chewing tobacco. See under Tobacco use; Smoking1

Chickenpox 1, 2

Child abuse

children's abuse of peers 1

prevention 1

recognizing signs and symptoms 1, 2, 3

reporting 1, 2, 3, 4

verbal 1

Child development

program activities based on 1, 2

training about 1

Children with special needs

consultation services 1

emergency plan 1, 2, 3, 4

policies 1

records 1, 2, 3

staff orientation 1

training about 1, 2, 3, 4

transportation 1

Child-resistant caps 1

Child-resistant packaging 1

Child-staff ratios 1, 2

during transportation 1

Choking

first aid 1

Chronic illness 1, 2

Cleaning and sanitation

policies 1

storage areas 1

training on 1, 2, 3

Closing facility 1

Comforting 1

Community services 1

Compliance

with standards 1

with state regulations 1, 2, 3

Conferences 1

Confidentiality of records 1

Conflict management 1

Conjunctivitis 1

Continuing education 1

Corporal punishment 1, 2

Coughing 1, 2

Credentialing, individual 1

Cultural groups 1

Curriculum 1

D

Daily health assessment 1, 2, 3

Death 1, 2, 3

Deodorizers 1, 2

Detergents 1

Developmentally appropriate 1

Diabetes 1, 2, 3

Diapering

disposal of diapers 1

procedure 1, 2

training 1

Diarrhea

incidence of 1

Dietary modifications 1

Diets 1

Diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccine 1

Directors

of facilities for ill children 1

qualifications 1

responsibilities 1, 2, 3, 4

role 1

training 1

Disabilities 1, 2, 3

Disasters

evacuation 1

Discipline

methods 1, 2

policy 1, 2, 3

Dishwashers

detergents 1

Documents, posting 1

Doors 1

Drivers

training 1

Drop-off points 1

Drugs

children's use 1, 2

community programs 1

illegal 1

staff use 1

Dust 1

Dust mites 1

E

Ear infections 1

Early Periodic Screening and Diagnostic Treatment 1

Earthquakes 1

Eating

problems 1, 2

Emergency contact 1, 2, 3

Emergency information form for children with special needs 1

Emergency medical services 1, 2, 3

Emergency plans 1, 2

for children with special needs 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Emergency procedures 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

Emergency rooms 1

Emergency shelter 1

Enrollment

policies 1

pre-admission information 1, 2, 3

procedures 1, 2, 3, 4

process 1

Epilepsy 1, 2

Epinephrine 1, 2

Epi-Pen 1

Equipment

maintenance of 1

Evacuation of children

drills 1

plan 1, 2

Evaluation

of training 1, 2

Evening care

plan 1

Exclusion 1

of children 1, 2

policies 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Exercise 1

F

Feeding

children with special needs 1, 2

infants 1

policies 1, 2

Fees 1

Fevers 1

Field trips 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

child-staff ratios 1

policies 1

Fire prevention 1

Fire safety 1

First aid 1, 2, 3, 4

statistics on use 1

training 1, 2

First aid kits 1

contents of 1

in vehicles 1, 2

Floods 1

Food allergies 1, 2

Food handling 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Food preparation 1

Food preparation areas 1

Food storage 1, 2

Foods

brought from home 1

Formula

preparation 1

G

Garbage 1

Gastrointestinal problems 1

Get well rooms 1

Gloves

disposable 1

Goals of facility 1

Group size 1

Guardians 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11

H

Handwashing 1

assisting children 1

procedures 1, 2, 3

training 1

Hazards 1, 2

recognizing 1

Health assessments

for children 1, 2, 3, 4

daily 1, 2

Health consultants 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

for facilities serving ill children 1

knowledge and skills 1, 2

policy 1

Health departments

communicable disease identification and control role 1, 2, 3

injury prevention and control role 1

notification of reportable diseases 1

notification to health department of a communicable disease 1, 2

resource for materials 1

training from 1

Health education

for children 1, 2

topics 1, 2

for parents 1, 2

for staff 1

topics 1, 2

policies 1, 2

Health education specialist 1

Health history 1, 2, 3, 4

Health insurance 1

Health plan 1

Health professionals

consultation from 1, 2

medication administration 1

training from 1

on medical procedures 1

Health resources 1

Health supervision 1

Healthy Child Care America Campaign 1, 2

Hearing impairment/loss 1

Hearing screening 1

Heat stress 1

Hepatitis A virus infections 1, 2

Holding 1

Hospitalization 1, 2, 3

Hospitals 1

Humidity 1

Hygiene 1, 2, 3

I

Ill children

care arrangements 1

information needed about child 1

isolation of 1, 2

plan for care 1, 2

policies 1, 2, 3, 4

Ill children, facilities for 1, 2

procedures for care 1

staff qualifications 1, 2

training 1, 2

Illnesses

documentation 1, 2

levels of severity 1, 2

recognizing symptoms 1, 2

training about 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

transmission

preventing 1, 2, 3, 4

Immunizations 1, 2

for staff 1

policies 1

records 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

training about 1

Inclusion

criteria 1, 2, 3

of children with special needs 1, 2

Infants

nutrition

feeding 1

Infection control 1, 2, 3

Infectious diseases

child record 1

health department role 1, 2, 3

isolation of child 1, 2

notifying health department 1, 2

notifying parents about 1

outbreaks 1

policies 1, 2

prevention 1, 2, 3, 4

training on 1

transmission 1

Injuries

as part of child's record 1

incidence of 1, 2, 3

Injury prevention 1

health department role 1, 2, 3

methods 1

policies 1

training on 1

Inspections

of facility 1

Insurance 1

accident 1

liability 1

vehicle 1

L

Language development 1

Large family child care homes

insurance 1

policies 1

training of caregivers 1, 2

Lead

testing 1, 2

Leave

sick 1

Levels of illness 1

Liabilities 1

Licensing 1

Licensing agencies 1, 2

reporting to 1, 2

role of 1, 2

M

Maintenance

of the facility 1

Management of a blocked airway and rescue breathing 1, 2, 3

Mattresses 1

Meal patterns 1

Meal supervision 1

Meals 1

Medicaid 1

Medical home 1

identification of 1

Medical reports 1

Medication administration 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

health department role 1

insurance 1

policies 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

records 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

training 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Medications 1

allergy 1

anti-convulsant 1, 2

asthma 1, 2, 3, 4

availability 1, 2, 3

folk 1

herbal 1

inappropriate use of 1, 2

labeling and storage 1, 2, 3

nonprescription 1, 2, 3, 4

prescription 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Mental health 1

Milk

allergy to 1

Model Child Care Health Policies 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Modeling behavior 1, 2

Mold 1, 2

Motor vehicles

cars 1

child placement 1

supplies 1, 2

unattended child prohibited 1

Music 1

N

Nap times 1

National Association for Sick Child Daycare 1, 2

National Association for the Education of Young Children 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. 1, 2

National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care 1, 2

National Training Institute for Child Care Health Consultants 1, 2

National Weather Service 1

Native language 1, 2, 3

Neglect 1, 2

Notification of illnesses/infectious diseases

to health department 1, 2, 3

to health provider 1, 2

to parents 1, 2, 3

training on 1

Nurses 1, 2, 3, 4

Nutrition

assessments 1

consultants 1

education

children 1

for ill children 1

for infants 1

plan 1

policies 1

training on 1, 2

O

Occupational hazards 1

Occupational Safety and Health Administration 1

Open-door policy 1

Oral health 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

education 1, 2

policies 1

Orientation of staff 1, 2, 3, 4

for care of ill children 1

training 1, 2, 3, 4

Outdoor space 1

Oxygen 1

P

Parent education 1

Parent relations 1, 2

information exchange 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

training on 1

Parental consent 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

Parents

of ill children 1, 2, 3, 4

Passenger safety 1

Peak flow meter 1

Peanut butter 1

Pediatric first aid certificate 1

Pesticides 1, 2

Pets 1, 2

care of 1

prohibited 1

Pharmacists 1, 2

Philosophy of the facility 1

Physicians 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

Pick-up points 1

Play 1

indoor 1

outdoor 1

Play areas 1

maintenance 1

outdoor 1

safety 1, 2

supervision of 1

Play dough 1

Playground safety inspectors 1

Plumbing 1

Poison control center 1, 2

Poisoning 1

Poisonous materials 1

Policies 1, 2, 3

admission 1

confidentiality 1

content of 1

discipline 1

emergency care 1, 2

evacuation 1

evening care 1

exclusion 1, 2, 3, 4

feeding 1, 2

firearms 1

food handling 1, 2, 3

health 1, 2, 3, 4

health consultants 1, 2

health education 1, 2

ill children 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

immunizations 1

maintenance 1

medication administration 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

notifying health department 1

nutrition 1

open-door 1

parent relations 1

payment 1

pick up authorized persons 1

review 1

safety 1, 2

sanitation 1, 2, 3

sleep position 1

sleeping 1

smoking and prohibited substances 1, 2

staff 1

supervision 1

termination 1

transportation 1, 2

Postural drainage 1

Pre-admission information 1, 2

Pregnancy

of staff 1

Program activities

plan 1

Prohibited substances

policies 1, 2

Prophylaxis 1

Q

Qualifications

of health consultants 1, 2

of staff

facilities for ill children 1

preservice 1

Quality 1, 2

R

Rash 1

Readmission policy 1, 2

Recommended Childhood Immunization Schedule 1

Records

access to 1, 2

admission 1

child

contents 1

child's health 1, 2

contents 1

confidentiality 1, 2

illness 1

immunization 1, 2

medication administration 1, 2, 3, 4

personnel 1

staff health 1

Red Book, The 1

Referrals 1

Refrigerators 1

Regulations

enforcement 1

on exclusion 1

on medication administration 1

training on 1, 2

Releasing information 1

Resource and referral agencies 1, 2

Respiratory infections 1

Rest areas

for ill children 1

Rest periods 1

Restraint methods 1, 2

Rodenticides 1

S

Safety pins 1

School-age child care

communication with school 1

Screening tests 1, 2, 3, 4

Secondhand smoke 1

Seizures 1, 2, 3, 4

care plan 1

febrile 1, 2

grand mal 1

petit mal 1

training on 1

Self-esteem 1

Separation 1

Severity of illness 1, 2

Sleep position 1, 2

Sleeping 1, 2, 3

policies 1

Sleeping mats 1

Small family child care homes

insurance 1

networks 1

policies 1

training of caregivers 1, 2, 3

Smoking 1

policies 1, 2, 3

Snacks 1

Soap

liquid 1

Staff

child-staff ratios 1

health 1, 2, 3

health education 1

occupational hazards 1

orientation 1, 2, 3, 4

policies 1, 2

qualifications 1, 2

training 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13

turnover 1

Standard precautions 1, 2

Standing orders 1, 2

Statement of services 1, 2, 3

Sterile gauze pads 1

Storage areas

infectious/toxic substances and waste 1

medications 1, 2

Stoves 1

Students

as health consultants 1

Substitutes 1

Suctioning 1

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome 1

Sun exposure 1

Sunscreen 1

Supervision

during transport 1, 2

methods 1

policies 1

Supplies

emergency 1, 2

Swimming 1, 2

Symptoms of illness 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Symptoms record 1, 2

Syrup of ipecac 1

T

Teachers

assistant 1

Technical assistance 1

Temperature

child's 1, 2

in vehicles 1

Termination

of child attending facility 1, 2

Thermometers 1

Threatening incidents 1, 2

Tobacco use

chewing 1

policies 1, 2

Toilet learning/training 1, 2

Tornadoes, evacuation plan 1

Toxic substances 1, 2

storage of 1

Toys

cleaning 1

selection 1

Training 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

medication 1, 2

of health consultants 1, 2

ongoing 1, 2

orientation 1, 2, 3

pediatric first aid 1

preservice 1

related to children with special needs 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

transportation staff 1

Transportation 1, 2

emergency 1, 2, 3

policies 1, 2, 3

qualifications of staff 1

training of staff 1

Tube feeding 1

Tuberculosis (Tb)

screening 1

Turnover 1

U

Urgent medical care 1, 2, 3, 4

Urine 1

V

Vehicle child restraint systems 1

Violence prevention 1

Vision impairment 1

Vision screening 1, 2

Volunteers 1

W

Water 1

Wheezing 1, 2

Workers' compensation 1

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