1. Health History and Immunizations for Children in Child Care
2. Health History and Immunizations for Providers of Child Care
3. Exclusion for Illness
4. Reporting Requirements
5. Emergency Illness or Injury Procedures
6. Children with Special Needs
7. Medication Administration
8. Nutrition/Foods Brought From Home
9. No Smoking or Use of Alcohol or Illegal Drugs

Following Protective Practices to Reduce Disease and Injury:

1. Back Injuries Among Providers
2. Stress Reduction Among Providers
3. Child-to-Staff Ratios
4. Supervision
5. Group Separation of Children
6. Handwashing
7. Diapering
8. Using Toilet Training Equipment
9. Cleaning and Disinfection
   • Toys
   • Bathroom Surfaces
   • Diapering Equipment
   • Body Fluid Spills
   • Using and Handling Toothbrushes
   • Food Safety and Sanitation

Maintain a Safe and Healthy Facility:

1. Release of Children
2. Transport of Children
3. Evacuation Plan and Drills for Fires, Chemical Emergencies, and Other Disasters
4. Fire Safety
5. Electrical Fixtures and Outlets
6. Stairways/Steps and Walkways
7. Indoor Furnishings and Equipment
8. Outdoor Playground Areas and Equipment and Pools
9. Small Objects and Toys
10. Firearms
11. Water Temperatures
12. Chemical Toxins
13. Lead Poisoning
14. Air Pollution
15. Exposure to Electric and Magnetic Fields
16. Exposure to Heat and Ultraviolet Rays
17. Pets

Fact Sheets on Childhood Diseases and Conditions:

1. Asthma
2. Baby Bottle Tooth Decay and Oral Health
3. Bacterial Meningitis
4. Campylobacter
5. Chickenpox
6. Cold Sores
7. Common Cold
8. Cryptosporidium
9. Cytomegalovirus
10. Diarrheal Diseases
11. Diphtheria
12. Earache (Otitis Media)
13. E. coli
14. Fifth Disease
15. Foodborne Illnesses
16. Giardiasis
17. Hand-Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Coxsackie A)
18. Head Lice
19. Hepatitis A
20. Hepatitis B
21. Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infections
22. Impetigo
23. Infectious Mononucleosis
24. Influenza
25. Measles
26. Mumps
27. Pertussis
28. Pinkeye (Conjunctivitis)
29. Pinworms
30. Polio
31. Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)
32. Ringworm
33. Roseola
34. Rotavirus Diarrhea
35. Rubella
36. Salmonella
37. Scabies
38. Shigellosis
39. Strep Throat and Scarlet Fever
40. Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
41. Tetanus
42. Tuberculosis
43. Yeast Infections (Thrush)

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