NC Child Care Health and Safety Newsletters

2022

Winter: All Children Welcome Here | ATodos los niños son bienvenidos aquí 

• What are Special Health Care Needs?
• Accessible Child Care
• Supporting Children with Special Health Care Needs
• Inclusive Play – Children’s Activities
• COVID-19 in North Carolina – Where are We Now?

2021

Fall: Don’t Lose Your Cool – Keeping Children Safe as the Weather Gets Chilly | ¡Que no te caiga como balde de agua fría! – Cómo mantener a los niños a salvo conforme el clima enfría

• Layers of Protection Against COVID-19
• Removing the Layers: Safe Sleep for Infants
• Prepare and Prevent: It’s All in the Plan
• Children’s Activities – Fire Safety

Summer: Sun Days are Fun Days | Los días de sol son días de diversión

• Supervision and Safety
• Let’s Bee Sun Smart
• Outdoor Environmental Health
• Children’s Activities – Summer

Spring: The Fourth W – Wellness | La cuarta regla: Bienestar 

• What is the 4th W?
• Children’s Health and Wellness
• Early Educators’ Health and Wellness
• COVID-19 Updates
• Children’s Activities – Spring into Wellness

Winter: A Brand New Year (of the CCHC) | Año Nuevo nuevecito (del CCHC)

• Immunizations – Staying Informed
• COVID-19 Updates
• Children’s Activities – Welcome Winter!

2020

Fall: The New Normal | La nueva normalidad

• Staying Safe in the Classroom
• Mental Health During a Crisis
• Activities
• Spotlight: Child Care Health Consultants

Summer: Food Glorious Food | Esa comida tan maravillosa

• Food from Home
• Plan Ahead for Serving Local Foods
• Using Local Food in Early Care and Education Settings
• Spotlight: Child Care Health Consultant
• Activities with Children – A Rainbow of Colors

Spring: COVID-19 and Child Care | COVID-19 y el cuidado infantil

• What is COVID-19?
• What is NC doing about COVID-19?
• What do early care and education programs need to do?
• We’re all in this together

Winter: An Ounce of Prevention | Más vale prevenir que curar

• When a Medication Error Occurs
• Active Supervision
• Winter Weather
• Child Passenger Safety
• Pearly Whites – Make Them Sparkle

2019

Fall: Going Viral | Viralización

• When to Exclude?
• Rash Decisions
• Child Care Providers and the Americans with Disability Act
• Sniffles and Sneezes … ahhh choo!

Summer: A Person’s A Person, No Matter How Small | Una persona es una persona, aunque sea pequeña

• Supporting the Health of Infants and Toddlers in Child Care
• The Opioid Crisis and Young Children
• Bouncing, Bouncing Balls
• Early Intervention

Spring: The Joy of Feeding | La alegría de dar de comer

• Feeding Young Children
• Supportive Environments for Breastfeeding in Child Care
• Food Allergies
• Pass the Peas, Please!
• Family-Style Dining in Child Care

Winter: Brush Up on Oral Health | Repaso de conocimientos sobre salud oral

• Tooth Development
• Oral Health Screening
• Oral Health Best Practices in the Classroom
• Winter… the Perfect Time for Outdoor Play!

2018

Fall: Speech and Language in Young Children | El habla y el lenguaje en los niños menores

• Speech and Language Development
• Hearing Screening
• Hearing Impairment and Loss
• Noise Safety and Young Children
• Yum, Yum, Root Veggies!

Summer: A Look Into Eye Health | La Salud de la Vista

• All Eyes on Healthy Vision
• Eating Right Protects Sight
• Vision Screening
• Cool Fun in the Hot Summer
• Screen Time and Eye Health for Young Children

Spring: Accessible Child Care | Cuidado Infantil Accesible

• Access for All
• Lights! Camera! Action Plans!
• Toys, Equipment, and Environments for Children of All Abilities
• The Nose Knows

Winter: Keeping Child Care Environments Healthy and Safe | Mantener los entornos de cuidado infantil sanos y seguros

• The Air in There
• Protecting Children’s Health with Updated Lead Policies
• Exposure to Toxins in Child Care
• Whole Grains

2017

Fall: Staff Health | Salud del Personal

Summer: Farm to Child Care | De la granja a la guardería

• Farm to Child Care
• Preparing Fresh Food
• Terrific Tomato
• Gardening in Child Care

Spring: Food Allergies | Alergias alimentarias

• Food Allergies
• Squiggly, Wiggly Worms
• Introducing New Foods
• Anaphylaxis in Child Care

Winter: Shaken Baby Syndrome/Abusive Head Trauma  | El Síndrome de Bebé Sacudido/Trauma Craneal por Maltrato

• Shaken Baby Syndrome/ Abusive Head Trauma
• Heart Health
• Caring for Infants and Young Toddlers
• Wildfires: Is it Safe to be Outside?

2016

Fall: Emergency Preparedness In Action | Estado de preparación de emergencia en acción

• Emergency Preparedness, Next Steps
• For Families
• Children’s Activity
• Healthy Skin Month

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