Healthy Child Care

We support healthy children and a healthy child care workforce. In this section, you'll find tips for healthy activities for children and providers.

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Building Bridges Between Public Health and Early Childhood

Find our mapping tool that highlights the intersections of child care systems, health equity, and community well-being to support Local Health Departments (LHDs) and CCR&Rs in collaborative efforts to enhance child health outcomes.

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A Toolkit for Local Health Departments & Early Care and Education

Local health departments (LHDs) and early care and education (ECE) are both essential pillars of community health and well-being. By joining forces, these sectors can leverage their unique strengths and expertise to create a more powerful and sustainable impact on the lives of children and families.

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COVID-19 Hub

CCAoA is committed to helping families, child care programs and others prepare for and respond to COVID-19.

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Health Resources and Links

Additional resources on everything from safe sleep practices to screen time and healthy food and activity. Setting examples for children early on in life can set them on the course for good health as an adult.

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Building Inclusive State Child Care Systems

The time may finally be right to make significant strides towards full inclusion of young children with disabilities in early care & education programs.

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Provider Snapshots: Leaders in Nutrition and Active Play

Working with young children is fun, but it is tough business. Child care professionals work from dawn to dusk — teaching, nurturing, helping build healthy habits with the children in their care.

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Health and Wellness Recognition Programs

Healthy and active living practices recognition programs encourage child care programs to implement policies & practices.

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Paths to a Healthier Child Care Workforce

Child Care Aware® of America’s white paper, Paths to a Healthier Child Care Workforce, covers the health and wellness habits of child care workers employed in child care settings.

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Healthy Standards Messaging Toolbox

Child Care Aware® of America has developed a healthy standards messaging toolbox for child care professionals that help encourage healthy behaviors.

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Appreciating Provider Health and Wellness

Child Care Aware® of America partnered with the CDC and Let’s Move Child Care to recognize providers who are investing in their own health and modeling healthy habits for the children in their care.

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Strategies to Communicate about Vaccines for Young Children

This guide offers strategies to effectively discuss the importance of vaccines for children, emphasizing tailored messages that resonate with diverse communities.

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Engaging Families and Communities to Promote Child Health Strategies for Local Health Departments

This document offers strategies for effective family and community engagement, focusing on collaborating with the child care system to reach and support families.

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