Acronyms |

Acronym	Link
504 Plan	Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
AAP	American Academy of Pediatrics
ACEs	Adverse Childhood Experiences
ADA	Americans with Disability Act
APHA	American Public Health Association
B-3QI	NC Birth-to-Three Quality Initiative
BBP	Bloodborne Pathogens
BMI	Body Mass Index
CACFP	Child and Adult Care Food Program
CCC	Child Care (Licensing) Consultant
CCDF	Child Care Development Fund
CCHC	Child Care Health Consultant
CCHC Coach	Child Care Health Consultant Coach
CCHC-CE	Child Care Health Consultant, Certification/Endorsement
CCR&R	Child Care Resource and Referral Agency
CCRI	Child Care Resources Inc.
CCSA	Child Care Services Association
CDC	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CDSA	NC Children’s Developmental Services Agency
CEH	NC Children’s Environmental Health Unit
CFOC	Caring for Our Children
CHIP	Children’s Health Insurance Program
CMARC	Care Management for At-Risk Children
CPS	Child Protective Services
CPSC	United State Consumer Products Safety Commission
CSHCN	Children with Special Health Care Needs
CYSHCN	Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs
DAP	Developmentally Appropriate Practice
DCDEE	NC Division of Child Development and Early Education
DCFW	NC Division of Child and Family Well-Being
DHHS	US Department of Health and Human Services
DOL	US Department of Labor
DPH	NC Division of Public Health
DSS	NC Division of Social Services
ECE	Early Care and Education
ECERS	Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale
ECLKC	Early Childhood Learning and Knowledge Center
ECTA	Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center
EHS	Early Head Start
EHS	Environmental Health Section
EI	Early Intervention
EPR	Emergency Preparedness and Response
EPSDT	Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment
ERS	Environment Rating Scales
FCCERS	Family Child Care Environment Rating Scale
FCCH	Family Child Care Home
FDA	US Food and Drug Administration
FPG	The UNC Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute
G.S.	General Statutes General Statutes
Go NAPSACC	Nutrition and Physical Self-Assessment in Child Care
HIPAA	Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
HS	Head Start
HSB	Healthy Social Behaviors Project
IDEA	Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
IEP	Individualized Education Plan
IFSP	Individualized Family Service Plan
ITERS	Infant/Toddler Environment Rating Scale
ITP	Infant Toddler Program
ITS-SIDS	Infant/Toddler Safe Sleep and SIDS Risk Reduction in Child Care
LICC	NC Local Interagency Coordinating Council
LPs	Local Partnerships for Children
MCH	Maternal and Child Health
NAFCC	National Association for Family Child Care
NC CCC	NC Child Care Commission
NC HSAET	NC Health and Safety Assessment and Encounter Tool
NC Medicaid	NC Medicaid Division of Health Benefits
NCAEYC	NC Association for the Education of Young Children
NCBON	NC Board of Nursing
NCCCHCA	NC Child Care Health Consultant Association
NCICDP	NC Institute for Child Development Professionals
NCID	North Carolina Identity Management
NCIMHA	NC Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Association
NCIMHA	NC Infant Mental Health Association
NCPC	NC Partnership for Children (Smart Start)
NCPHA	NC Public Health Association
NCRLAP	NC Rated License Assessment Project
NRC	National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Early Care and Education
NTI	National Training Institute for CCHCs
OHS	Office of Head Start
OSHA	Occupational Safety and Health Administration
PCANC	Positive Childhood Alliance North Carolina
POEMS	Preschool Outdoor Environment Measurement Scale
RD	Registered Dietician
SACERS	School-Age Care Environment Rating Scale
SIDS	Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
SUID	Sudden Unexpected Infant Death
SWCDC	Southwestern Child Development Commission
TA	Technical Assistance
USDA	US Department of Agriculture
WCH	Women's and Children's Health Section
WIC	The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children