Southwest Iowa

Child Care Resource & Referral

Iowa Child Care Resource and Referral provides resources,

education and advocacy to support quality child care.

"New Construction Under Way"

CCR&R will be launching a new website soon.  In addition to all of the current information on our site, there will be a monthly theme along with ideas and activities for you to use.  Contact your local on-site consultant for a visit and learn what
"Tools for Success" we have available for you!

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directory
looking for care
for providers
for communities
health services
quality rating system
training
career opportunities

The links below are meant for informational purposes only. For specific information about your personal health, the health of your family, friends, and children in your care, contact a health professional.

Protecting Children from the Sun

The NACCRRA website has materials to help children and families cope with tragedies.

Developmental information can be found at the Center for Disease Control's Act Early website.

Find recall information The Consumer Product Safety Commission website.

Healthy Child Care Iowa is publicly funded to improve the health and safety of Iowa children while they are enrolled in child care and early education settings.

Insect Repellant Fact Sheet tells how to prevent insect bites and how to treat them if already bitten.

List of supplies that go in a First Aid Kit.

Eat Smart Play Hard web page connects kids to healthy eating and physical activity experiences within the community.

Find information about head lice.

Print a Facts sheet about head lice

Tip sheet for Meths.

Healthy Roads website contains free audio, written and multimedia health education materials in a number of languages.

National Health and Safety Performance Standards You can look up the standards in four different formats.

Call IDPH (Iowa Department of Public Health) Bureau of Lead Poisoning Prevention at 800-972-2026.

Flu prevention

Flu information sheet (also in Spanish)

Flu poster for your classroom

Flu Facts and Myths

Children and Adolescent Immunization Schedule- English

Children and Adolescent Immunization Schedule- Spanish

Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids

Cigarette Smoke and Kids' Health

American Academy of Pediatrics

Stop the Spread of Germs

Center for Disease Control and Prevention

Healthy Child contains information on many child care and children's health issues, including a wonderful resource guide and other health links.

Healthy Child Care offers feature articles and news briefs on current children health issues.

Bright Futures is a great resource on pediatric drug information for child care providers and parents.

The Community Empowerment website has a list of links to more websites that have information to keep children healthy.

Breastfeeding is the best food you can offer your baby. This site answers many of the questions you and caregivers might have.

More information about breast feeding.

Learn more about breastfeeding than just the facts.

                               

 

 

Click here to learn more about the National Association of Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies.

Funding is provided by the Iowa Department of Human Services through the Child Care Development Fund.

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Website design by Carol Jensen

Last updated: 6/18/2010