Model child care health policies / Susan S. Aronson, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Aronson, Susan S., editor.

American Academy of Pediatrics. Pennsylvania Chapter, issuing body.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Day care centers--Standards--Pennsylvania.

Day care centers.

Children--Health and hygiene--Standards--Pennsylvania.

Children.

Day care centers--Health aspects.

Children--Health and hygiene.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xx, 229 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

Fifth edition.

Place of Publication:

Elk Grove Village, Illinois : American Academy of Pediatrics, 2014.

Language Note:

English.

Summary:

Significantly revised and updated, the new Model Child Care Health Policies, 5th Edition is a must-have tool to foster adoption and implemenation of best practices for health and safety in group care settings for young children. These settings include early care and education as well as before and after school child care programs. These model policies are intended to ease the burden of writing site-specific health and safety policies from scratch. They cover a wide range of aspects of operation of early education and child care programs. Contents include: - Admission/Enrollment/Attendance - Supervision and Provision of Social-Emotional Care - Planned Program, Teaching, and Guidance - Nutrition, Food Handling, and Feeding - Physical Activity and Screen Time - Daytime Sleeping, Evening, Nighttime, and Drop-in Care - Sanitation and Hygiene - Environmental Health - Transportation (Motor Vehicle, Bicycle/Tricycle, or Other Wheeled Toys), Pedestrian Safety, and Field Trips - Health Plan - Care of Children and Staff Members Who Are Acutely Ill or Injured - Security - Emergencies and Disasters - Child Abuse and Neglect - Smoking, Prohibited Substances, and Weapons - Human Resources/Personnel Policies - Medication policies - Numerous sample forms.

Contents:

Front Cover; Inside Front Cover; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Introduction; Sources for This Edition ; What is a Child Care Health Policy? ; Use of Model Child Care Health Policies ; Developing Site-Specific Health and Safety Policies ; Format and Vocabulary for Model Policies ; Help to Improve and Update Model Child Care Health Policies; Section 1 Admission/Enrollment/Attendance; A. Admission ; 1. Diversity ; 2. Review and Signing of Program Policies ; 3. Admission Agreement ; B. Enrollment ; 1. Orientation ; 2. Forms, Confidentiality, and Required Information

C. Attendance, Daily Record Keeping/Daily Health Checks 1. Daily Forms ; 2. Transition to Other Programs ; 3. Termination of Enrollment ; Section 2 Supervision and Provision of Social-Emotional Supportive Care ; A. Child:Staff Ratios, Group Size, and Staff Qualifications ; 1. Overall Supervision Requirements ; 2. Supervision During Nap Time ; 3. Ratios for Specific Activities ; B. Supervision of Children ; 1. Line of Sight and Hearing ; 2. Counting Children ; 3. Evaluation and Removal of Environmental Barriers to Supervision ; 4. Limits on Independence and Privacy

5. Community Outreach and Involvement for School-aged Children 6. Active Supervision Measures ; 7. Mixed-Age Groups ; 8. Substitutes and Volunteers ; C. Supervision of Active (Large-Muscle) Play ; 1. Supervised Play ; 2. Counting Children at Timed Intervals ; D. Swimming, Wading, Gross Motor Water Play ; 1. Water Activities ; 2. Supervision of Large-Muscle Water Play ; E. Consultants and Child Care Health Advocate ; 1. Health Consultant ; 2. Health Advocate ; 3. Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant ; 4. Early Childhood Educational Consultant ; F. Family/Staff Communication

1. Types of Communication 2. Frequency of Communications ; 3. Use of Documented Communications ; Section 3 Planned Program, Teaching, and Guidance ; A. Philosophy of Teaching, Guidance, and Behavior Management ; B. Permissible Methods for Teaching, Behavior Management, and Discipline ; 1. Teacher/Caregiver Interactions With Children ; 2. Coordinated Approach to Discipline ; 3. Handling Physical Aggression and Other Behaviors of Concern ; 4. Prohibited Behaviors ; C. Developmentally Appropriate Care ; 1. Routines for All Age Groups ; 2. Infants and Toddlers

3. Preschool-aged Children D. Required Clothing for Children and Staff Members ; 1. Suitable Clothing ; 2. Footwear ; 3. Spare Clothing ; E. Transitions ; 1. Communications for Transitions ; 2. Advance Planning for Transitions ; Section 4 Nutrition, Food Handling, and Feeding ; A. Acceptable Food and Drink ; 1. Staff Role ; 2. Beverages ; 3. Fruits and Vegetables ; 4. Meat and Meat Alternatives ; 5. Grain and Bread ; B. Food Brought From Home ; 1. Informing Families About Acceptable Foods ; 2. Supplementation of Food Brought From Home

3. Situations When Food May Be Brought From Home

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Edition:

Revision of: Aronson, Susan S. 4th ed. Rosemont, PA : Healthy Child Care Pennsylvania, 2002

ISBN:

9781610020084

1610020081

9781581108309

1581108303

OCLC:

939263093