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INDIANA CHILD CARE HEALTH CONSULTANT PROGRAM

The Indiana Child Care Health Consultant Program aims to ensure the safety and health of children in child care settings. This program provides consultation, training, resources, and advocacy for the incorporation of national health and safety standards in child care rules.

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INDIANA CHILD CARE HEALTH CONSULTANT PROGRAM

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  1. INDIANA CHILD CARE HEALTH CONSULTANT PROGRAM “Helping keep children in child care healthy and safe” A project of the Early Childhood Center at the Indiana Institute of Disability and Community at Indiana University Funding provided by FSSA- Division of Family Resources-Bureau of Child Care and Indiana State Department of Health-Maternal Child Services Special Health Care Services. Additional Support provided by the Early Childhood Center and the Indiana Institute on Disability and Community. April 2007

  2. Looking back • FSSA Priority Initiative Status • Program model development • Funding • Development of Advisory Committee • Growth and Partnership Building • Variations on a theme

  3. $1.25 Million Investment in ICCHCP • Funded • NTI attendance • Marketing • Consultation • Technical Assistance and training • Electronic Resources • Print Materials: Distribution and creation • Interagency and organization collaboration • Research • Data collection, entry and report generation

  4. Components ofNTI model of CC Health Consultation • Consultation • Training • Resources and Referrals • Advocacy for the Incorporation of National Health and Safety Standards in Child Care Rules • Advocacy for Children and Families

  5. Marketing • Print • Electronic • Exhibits

  6. Technical Assistance and Training • Technical Assistance • Rules Revision Committees • SIDS Training • Covering Kids • Asthma Coalition • Training • Conferences: • Workshops • On-site

  7. Website creation and expansion • Development model • Expansion • Enhancements

  8. Educational Materials • Identification and Modification • Creation • Distribution

  9. Interagency and Organization Collaboration • CCDF Partners • State Level • Regional Level • Local Level

  10. Research • Effect of child care health consultation on compliance with nationally recognized, evidence-based health and safety indicators • Degree of Inclusion of National Health and Safety Standards in Child Care Rules and Regulations

  11. Data • Child Care • Health and Safety Professionals • Certified Child Care Health Consultants

  12. National Contributions • Contributions • Models • Comparison of NHSS to regulations • Requests of child care providers • Services provided for child care providers • Presentations • Website components to meet CCP needs • CCP contact data base development

  13. Moving Forward • Collaboration to ensure smooth transition • Data sharing • Research continuation • Website presence

  14. Children Depend On Us

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