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Latest News
- Latest News
- Day Care Settings Are a Significant Source of Indoor Allergens (06/01/2005, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences)
Overviews
- Overviews
- Child Care - Observation Checklist (American Academy of Pediatrics)
- Day Care: Choosing a Good Center (American Academy of Family Physicians)
Also available in: Spanish - What Kinds of Care are Available? (National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies)
Also available in: Spanish
Related Issues
- Related Issues
- All in the Family: Making Child Care Provided by Relatives Work for Your Family (National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies)
- Asthma in Child Care (National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care)
- Be Sure Your Child Care Setting Is As Safe As It Can Be (Consumer Product Safety Commission)
- Building a Relationship with Caregivers (American Academy of Pediatrics)
- Child Care - Family Child Care (American Academy of Pediatrics)
- Child Care for Children with Special Needs (American Academy of Pediatrics)
- Controlling Illness in Child Care Programs (American Academy of Pediatrics)
- Daily Health Checks (National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care)
- Five Steps to Finding Summer Care (National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies)
Also available in: Spanish - Handwashing (National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care)
- How Asthma-Friendly Is Your Child-Care Setting? Checklist (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
Also available in: Spanish - Latex Allergies (National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care)
- Managing School Holidays and Vacations (American Academy of Pediatrics)
- Pediculosis (Lice) (National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care)
- Sick Child and a Demanding Job: Have a Backup Plan (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
Financial Issues
- Financial Issues
- Child Care Assistance Funds (National Child Care Information Center)
Research
- Research
- NICHD Study of Early Child Care (SECC) and Youth Development (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)
Directories
- Directories
- NAEYC Accredited Program Search (National Association for the Education of Young Children)
- State Child Care Home Pages (National Child Care Information Center)
Organizations
- Organizations
- Child Care Aware (National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies)
Also available in: Spanish - Child Care Bureau
- National Child Care Information Center
- National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
- National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care
Law and Policy
- Law and Policy
- Individual States' Child Care Licensure Regulations (National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care)
- State Licensing Information (National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies)
Also available in: Spanish
Children
- Children
- Acquainting Your Baby with a Sitter (American Academy of Pediatrics)
- Preparing Your Child for Child Care (American Academy of Pediatrics)
Teenagers
- Teenagers
- Babysitting Basics (Nemours Foundation)
- Tips for Having a Safe Babysitting Experience: Market Yourself Safely (American Red Cross)
Men
- Men
- Give Your Child an Early Lead in Life... Quality Child Care: A Guide for Fathers (National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies)