Caring for Our Children: National Health and Safety Performance Standards: Guidelines for Out-of-Home Child Care Programs: Second Edition

By American Public Health Association; 2nd edition (January 15, 2002)

Caring for Our Children is the most comprehensive source of information available on the development and evaluation of the health and safety aspects of day care and child care centers. The guidelines address the health and safety needs of children ranging from infants to 12-year-olds. This field-reviewed book provides performance requirements for child care providers and parents, as well as for regulatory agencies seeking national guidelines to upgrade state and local child care licensing. The second edition is extensively revised based on the consensus of ten technical panels each focused on a particular subject.

The book includes eight chapters of 658 standards and a ninth chapter of 48 recommendations for licensing and community agencies and organizations.

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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 Health Sciences Center 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.

Suggested Citation for Caring for Our Children:

American Academy Of Pediatrics, American Public Health Association, and National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care (2002). Caring for Our Children: National Health and Safety Performance Standards: Guidelines for Out-of-Home Child Care Programs, 2nd edition. Elk Grove Village, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics and Washington, DC: American Public Health Association. Also available at http://nrc.uchsc.edu.

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