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History: In 1995, the Healthy Child Care America campaign was launched on the principle that families in partnership with child care and health care providers can promote the positive development of children in child care settings. In 1996, the Illinois Department of Human Services (DHS), local health departments and the Illinois Network of Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies partnered together to improve the health and safety in Illinois’ child care settings.
The Goals:
- Promote safe, healthy child care environments for all children, including those with special health challenges.
- Increase immunization rates
- Provide education, referrals, and resources for child care providers regarding physical, mental health, nutrition, and safety topics.
- Access to quality health care, dental care and developmental screenings.
- Promote medical homes for all children through collaboration with service area pediatricians.
To strive to achieve these goals a Nurse Consultant is on site at the CCR&R office in Joliet.
Providers Can Access The Following Services by Contacting the Nurse Consultant:
Child Care Staff and family child care training Consultations with providers, parents by telephone and on site visits with providers. Parent and child health education Promotion of quality child care in the community Assessing the health / safety practices of child care staff Assistance in identifying and providing resources for children with special challenges Linkage for community resources Resource library of health, safety, and nutritional topics Healthy child care page in “News & View” CCR&R newsletter
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