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• Caring for Our Children, Third Edition
• Caring for Our Children, Third Edition: Searchable Database
• Caring for Our Children, Third Edition: HTML Version
• New: CFOC3 Spinoff: Stepping Stones to Caring for Our Children, 3rd Edition (SS3)
• New: CFOC3 Spinoff: Oral Health in Child Care and Early Education
• New: Frequently Asked Questions: CFOC3 Clarifications
  (Most Recent Edits 11/7/2012)
• New: CFOC3 Spinoff: Safe Sleep Practices and SIDS/Suffocation Risk Reduction
• CFOC3 Spinoff: Preventing Childhood Obesity in Early Care and Education Programs
  
• Achieving a State of Healthy Weight: A National Assessment of Obesity Prevention Terminology in Child Care Regulations
• State Licensing and Regulation Information
• A–Z Child Care Information Links
• For Child Care Health Consultants
• For Child Care Providers
• New:Safe Sleep Practices and SIDS/Suffocation Risk Reduction Webinar
• New:Screen Free Moments: Promoting Healthy Habits Video (English and Spanish)
• Motion Moments
  (Available in English & Spanish)
• Water and 100% Juice
• For Parents/Guardians
• Nutrition Checklist
  (English) (Spanish)
• Physical Activity Checklist
  (English) (Spanish)
• For Health Consultants
• For Regulators
• Achieving a State of Healthy Weight: A National Assessment of Obesity Prevention Terminology in Child Care Regulations
• New: Licensing Toolkit: Infant Feeding Practices
• Licensing Toolkit: Avoid or Limit Foods High in Sugar
• Licensing Toolkit: Use of Water and 100% Juice
• Licensing Toolkit: Limit Screen Time in Child Care
• For Early Childhood Systems Leaders
• Contact Information
• Help and FAQ

PARENTS/GUARDIANS

NEW: The National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care and Early Education (NRC) is pleased to bring you the Web and print versions of Caring for Our Children, 3rd ed.

Family Nutrition and Physical Activity Checklists

Educational checklists parents/guardians can use when choosing or observing current settings at their child care setting. Parents/Guardians can also use them to check what they are doing at home as well!

The checklists are based on Preventing Childhood Obesity in Early Care and Education Programs

• Nutrition Checklist: (English) (Spanish)
• Physical Activity Checklist: (English) (Spanish)

Resources to help in choosing a quality child care program

• Find child care now
  
• On this website we have all fifty states’ licensing requirements which your provider should be complying with. For a listing of those facilities that are licensed in your state consult your state licensing agency.
  
• Your local resource and referral agency is another good source on available child care in your area.

Have there been any complaints on facilities I am looking at?

Check with your State child care licensing agency.

What do experts recommend with regards to health and safety in child care?

See Caring for Our Children for the latest information.

Looking for specific information on these and other topics?

• Biting
• Brain development
• Serving Children with Special Health Care Needs
• Liability
• Reducing the Risk of SIDS
• Coping with Disasters and War

For additional topic specific resources see our links page for other valuable health and safety Websites.