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Help reduce the spread of flu and other infectious disease by making sure children and child care/early education providers are immunized! The American Academy of Pediatrics and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommend that all children ages six months to 18 years receive the flu vaccine annually. Out-of-home care providers of children with high-risk conditions and healthy children younger than 5 years of age should also receive the influenza immunization. Also caregivers and children should practice good handwashing to help prevent the spread of colds and flu in child care settings: Wash hands before and after:
See the following for additional information on: Immunizations
Vaccine Safety Handwashing New/revised state child care regulations posted on the NRC website during the month of October:
Welcome to the National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care (NRC) 
The National Resource Center is located at the University of Colorado Denver in Denver, Colorado, and is funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, HRSA. The NRC's primary mission is to promote health and safety in out-of-home child care settings throughout the nation. The standard resource for information concerning this subject is the Caring for Our Children: National Health and Safety Performance Standards Guidelines for Out-of-Home Child Care Programs, Second Edition published in January 2002. The guidelines were developed through the collaborative efforts of the American Public Health Association, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the Maternal and Child Health Bureau. The entire text of this publication is available on this website. Each state manages licensure of child care settings in different ways. The licensure regulations from the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands are also available on this Website. The NRC updates this database as changes are made. |
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| Caring
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| Healthy Kids, Healthy Care (English) (Spanish) |
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| Stepping
Stones to Using Caring for Our Children (English) (Spanish) |
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| Toolkit - Early Learning Guidelines |
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| State Licensing and Regulation Information |
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| A–Z Child Care Information Links |
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| For Parents | A Parent's Guide to Choosing Child Care |
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| 13 Indicators of Quality Child Care | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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