Caring for Our Children: National Health and Safety Performance Standards; Guidelines for Early Care and Education Programs - Paperback

by American Academy of Pediatrics (Author), American Public Health Association (Author), National Resource Center for Health and (Author)

The fourth edition contains guidelines on the development and evaluation of the health and safety of children in early care and education settings. This guide features 10 chapters of more than 650 standards and dozens of appendixes with valuable supplemental information, forms, and tools.

• More than 100 updated standards and appendixes
• Updated appendixes, including Signs and Symptoms Chart, Recommended Immunization Schedule, and Recommendations for Preventive Pediatric Health Care
• Completely revised and updated topics on environmental health, infectious diseases, and nutrition

• Staffing
• Program activities for healthy development
• Health promotion and protection
• Nutrition and food service
• Facilities, supplies, equipment, and environmental health
• Play areas and playgrounds, and transportation
• Infectious diseases
• Children with special health care needs and disabilities
• Administration
• Licensing and community action
• And more ...

Author Biography

The American Academy of Pediatrics is an organization of 67,000 primary care pediatricians, pediatric medical subspecialists and pediatric surgical specialists dedicated to the health, safety and well-being of infants, children, adolescents and young adults. The AAP is the largest pediatric publisher in the world, with a diverse list of resources that includes essential clinical and practice management titles and award-winning books for parents.