Child Care Health Program
The Child Care Health Program (CCHP) supports child care and early learning programs by promoting health and safety practices with its team of nurse, mental health, nutrition, and education consultants. The CCHP offers providers tools and resources including model health policy templates, communicable disease prevention information, nutrition and healthy eating guidelines, WAC-compliant health forms and care plans, and other materials to promote healthy child development and behaviors. To ensure information is accessible to as many of the child care communities in King County as possible, the CCHP has materials and resources in multiple languages and formats, including videos and audios.
Air quality, outdoor safety, and weather
Air quality guide, soil and sun safety, weather guidelines
Model policies
Health policies, animal policies, topic-specific health policies
Disease prevention
Communicable disease letters, COVID-19 resources, disease reporting
Health forms and care plans
Medication forms, care plans (i.e. asthma, allergies, and seizures), illness/injury logs
Nutrition and food safety
Healthy mealtimes, menu planning tools , food workers manual
Behavioral health
Child Care Behavioral Guidance and Handbook, supporting social-emotional development, developmental screening
Emergency preparedness and First Aid resources
First Aid resources, emergency preparedness forms, Grab and Go bags
Cleaning and bleach
Labels for bleach bottles, diaper changing, method for mixing bleach
Toothbrushing
Toothbrushing resources, toothbrushing procedures, toothpaste forms
Education and training for child care providers
STARS-approved online courses, DCYF trainings, food worker card training
Vaccine requirements for child cares/early learning
Requirements, resources, support