Edition |
Fifth edition. |
Description |
1 online resource (xx, 229 pages pages) : illustrations |
Physical Medium |
polychrome |
Description |
text file |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index. |
Contents |
Admission/enrollment/attendance -- Supervision and provision of social-emotion supportive 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 (child maltreatment) -- Smoking, prohibited substances, and weapons -- Human resources/personnel policies -- Design and maintenance of the physical plant and contents -- Review and revision of policies, plans, and procedures. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Day care centers -- Standards -- Pennsylvania.
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Day care centers -- Standards. |
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Pennsylvania. |
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Day care centers. |
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Children -- Health and hygiene -- Standards -- Pennsylvania.
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Children -- Health and hygiene -- Standards. |
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Children -- Health and hygiene. |
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Day care centers -- Health aspects.
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Day care centers -- Health aspects. |
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Children -- Health and hygiene.
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Child Care. |
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Adoption. |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Subject |
Children. |
Added Author |
Aronson, Susan S., editor.
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American Academy of Pediatrics. Pennsylvania Chapter, issuing body.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Model child care health policies. 5th edition. [Elk Grove Village, Illinois] : American Academy of Pediatrics : Early Childhood Education Linkage System, [2014] 9781581108262 (DLC) 2013939547 (OCoLC)882246342 |
ISBN |
9781581108309 (electronic book) |
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1581108303 (electronic book) |
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9781581108262 |
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1581108265 |
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1581108184 |
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