As a parent you are your children’s greatest advocate. You want the best for them: health, safety and early development in a stimulating environment. We are here to help you get started by asking the right questions to help you select a safe, nurturing, and healthy environment for your child:
- Car Seat Laws – rules and regulations.
- Checklist for healthy center environments (What to look for)
- Checklist for recognizing quality center environments
- Dental Care
- Having a back-up for care when your child is ill
- Keeping Emergency Contact Information up to date
- Maintaining Immunizations
- Nutrition Information (Birth-8)
- Parents’ responsibilities for promoting healthy environment- (Picking up child when ill; Keeping child home when ill; Informing center of any illness)
- Questions you can ask to help select the center that is the best fit for your family
- Referral for annual well child checks
- What you need to enroll your child (Immunizations, Health Evaluations, and Program Paperwork)
The following sites have a variety of information, checklists and downloads on health and safety for parents of young children: