Early Care and Education

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Enhance Safe and Healthy Environments

Promote Healthy Behaviors

Support Healthy Childhood Development

Prevent Childhood Harm and Injury

Data and Statistical Reports

Additional Resources

Enhance Safe and Healthy Environments

Air Quality

• Asthma and Child Care
• Indoor Air Quality Topics
• Air Quality and Activities Guide for Children and Youth (PDF)
• FAQs for Activities Guide for Air Quality (PDF)
• Ventilation and Indoor Air Quality for Reducing Transmission of Airborne Illnesses (PDF)
• Indoor Air Quality during Wildfires (PDF)

Cleaning, Sanitizing and Disinfecting

• Cleaning and Disinfecting Public Spaces (PDF)
• Check Your Child Care Center: Inside & Out (CPSC)
• Classroom Cleaning - Tips for Teachers
• Cleaning, Sanitizing, and Disinfecting for Child Cares - Guide for Early Care and Education Providers (PDF)
• Disinfecting and Sanitizing with Bleach - Guidelines for Mixing Bleach Solutions (PDF)

Diapering

How to change a diaper and stand-up diapering procedures - King Co.

• Chinese - 简体中文 | Spanish - Español | Somali - Af Soomaali | Russian - Русский | Ukrainian - Українська мова | Vietnamese - Tiếng Việt

How to Change a Diaper

• Spanish - Español

Emergency Preparedness

• Emotional Support in Disasters
• Find Emergency Medical Services

Animals and Pest Management

• Pests - Bed Bugs, Bees, Lice, Rodents
• Schools and Pesticides
• Compliance Guide For the Use of Pesticides in Schools and Childcare (PDF) (WSDA)
• Pesticides - EPA

Contaminants

• Contaminants of the air, water, and soil
• Toxic Chemicals
• Bisphenol (BPA)
• Radon
• Vapor Intrusion
• Art Materials Hazards
• PCBs
• Lead
  • Free Soil and Toy Testing for Lead and Arsenic
  • Testing Children for Lead Poisoning
  • Lead Publications
  • Lead Exposure Risk Map (WTN)
  • Free Water Testing for Lead and Copper in Drinking Water
  • Free Water Testing Program Flyer (PDF) | Somali (PDF) | Spanish (PDF)
• Healthy actions to protect yourself from arsenic and lead in dirt - WA Department of Ecology

Food Safety

• Food Worker Card
• Food Safety Rules and Regulations

Additional Resources

• UCSF Pediatric Environmental Health
• Eco-Healthy Child Care
• WA Choose Safe Places - Resources for Chemical and Environmental Health

Promote Healthy Behaviors

Addressing Viral Respiratory Illness

• COVID and other infections for early care and education (CDC)
• Respiratory Virus Guide - Young Children (CDC)
• Infectious Disease Control Guide for School Staff (PDF)
• Flu Free in Schools and Child Care Facilities Toolkit
• Handwashing to Prevent Illness at School

Immunizations

• For children (Birth to six years)
• School and Childcare Immunization
• For Families
• School and Child Care Immunization Module
• MyIR Mobile
• Measles, Mumps, and Rubella (MMR) 
• Child Care Status Reporting
• Childhood Vaccine Program
• Child Care, Preschool, K-12 School Immunization Laws
• Immunization Manual for Schools, Preschools, and Child Care Centers (wa.gov)

Additional Resources

• HealthyChildren.org (American Academy of Pediatrics)
• Women, Infants, and Children Nutrition Program (WIC) 

Posters and Guides

• Treating Childhood Emergencies and Illnesses (PDF)
• Healthy Sleep (PDF)
• WA Me Grow Milestone Materials

Support Healthy Child Development

Developmental Resources

• Children and Youth with Special Healthcare Needs (CYSHCN)
• Strong Start - Universal Developmental Screening
• Well-Child Visit Educational Flyers (with translations)
• Oral Health Resources
• Access to Baby and Child Dentistry
• Individual Care Plans and Authorization Forms (Seattle King County)

Feeding and Nutrition

• Feeding, allergies, tips (6 -12 months) (PDF)
• Nutrition Education (WIC)
• Allergen Awareness Toolkit (PDF)
• Lactation Support
• Nutrition for Children with Special Health Care Needs

Free Online Health and Safety Training

• Nourished and Active in Early Learning
• Child Care Health and Safety Classes (Snohomish Health Department)

Prevent Childhood Harm and Injury

Whole Child Health

• Safety Study Hall
• WA State Safe Kids Coalition
• Essentials for Childhood Initiative
• Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES)
• HOPE – Healthy Outcomes from Positive Experiences

Childhood Safety

• Public Playground Safety Checklist, CPSC
• Public Playground Safety Handbook, CPSC, 2015 (PDF)
• Natural Play Areas
• Child Passenger Safety Program (WA Traffic Safety Commission)
• The Ultimate Car Seat Guide (Safe Kids Worldwide)

Data and Statistical Reports

• WA Tracking Network
• Environmental Chemical Impacts
• Maternal and Child Health Reports
• Smile Survey - Headstart/ECEAP (2015-2016) (PDF)
• School Immunization Dashboard
• Respiratory Illness Data Dashboard

Additional Resources

• Schools
• Safety Study Hall
• Washington State Local Health Jurisdictions

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