Resources

For Providers

County Code

• Family Child Care Homes
• Child Care Centers

Arlington County Resources

• Arlington County Environmental Health Program
• Arlington County Public Health Division – Communicable Disease Program
• Arlington County School Health Bureau (SHB)
• Arlington County Fire Department
• Arlington County Police
• Arlington County Office of Emergency Management
• Arlington County Emergency Programs
• Arlington Public Library
• Parent Infant Education (PIE) program
• Permits & Licenses
• Arlington Economic Development – Small Business

Training and Resources

• Child Care Services Calendar of Events
• Child Care Aware
• Healthy Child Care America (American Academy of Pediatrics [AAP])
• Online Course: Preventing and Managing Infectious Diseases in Early Education and Child Care  Ι  Curso en línea: Prevencion y tratamiento de las enfermedades infecciosas de la Education Temprana y Cuidado Infantil (AAP)
• Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) – Early Childhood
• National Association for the Education of Young Children
• HealthyChildren.org  Ι  HealthyChildren.org en Español (American Academy of Pediatrics [AAP])
• National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care and Early Education
• Children & Disasters: Disaster Preparedness Training Resources for Child Care Providers (AAP)

Newsletters

• Year in Review 2015
• January 2015 CCS Newsletter R
• November 2014 CCS Newsletter
• March-April Newsletter
• February Newsletter

Research and Publications

Caring for Children

• American Academy of Pediatrics, American Public Health Association, National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care and Early Education. 2011. “Caring for our Children: National Health and Safety Performance Standards; Guidelines for Early Care and Education Programs. 3rd edition”.
• Essential Principles for Care: Key Concepts, Background Information
• Institute of Child Care and Education (KICCE), National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER). “International Journal of Child Care and Educational Policy”.

Child Abuse, Mistreatment, and Neglect

• “Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal” (Free access through Arlington Public Library [APL])

Child Development

• State of Virginia Milestones of Child Development: Birth to Kindergarten
• Virginia’s Foundation Blocks for Early Learning: Comprehensive Standards for Four-Year-Olds

Demographic/Status Reports

• Child Trends 2013. Publication #2013-48. “The Youngest Americans: A Statistical Portrait of Infants and Toddlers in the United States”
• National Institute for Early Education Research’s (NIEER) State Preschool Yearbook (Annual State Pre-K Reports)

Early Childhood Education

• Healthy Children Are Ready to Learn
• Korea Institute of Child Care and Education (KICCE), National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER). “International Journal of Child Care and Educational Policy”.
• Virginia’s Foundation Blocks for Early Learning: Comprehensive Standards for Four-Year-Olds
• National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). “Voices of Practitioners”.

Health/Disease Prevention & Management

• American Academy of Pediatrics, American Public Health Association, National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care and Early Education. 2011. “Caring for our Children: National Health and Safety Performance Standards; Guidelines for Early Care and Education Programs. 3rd edition”.
• Asthma – Potentially Effective Interventions for Asthma
• Caring for Children with Asthma: Key Concepts, Background Information
• Allison Friedman-Krauss and W. Steven Barnett. NIEER Policy Brief (Issue 25, April 2013). “Early Childhood Education: Pathways to Better Health”
• Edited by Susan S. Aronson and Timothy R. Shope. 2013. “Managing Infectious Diseases in Child Care and Schools, 3rd Edition: A Quick Reference Guide”.
• Healthy Children Are Ready to Learn
• Hygiene: Key Concepts, Background Information
• I Am Moving, I Am Learning: Early Findings from the Implementation of an Obesity Prevention Enhancement in Head Start Region III
• ‘Individualized Planning for Health’ [Background Information] in Essential Principles for Care
• Merck Manual Home Edition (health information that is easy to understand)
• Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University (2010). “The Foundations of Lifelong Health Are Built in Early Childhood.”  InBrief audio and print summary of the report: English / En Español – En Breve: Los Pilares de la Salud Durante el Transcurso de la Vida
• The Health Consequences of Involuntary Exposure to Tobacco Smoke (2006)
• Recognizing and Managing Communicable Diseases: Key Concepts, Background Information
• Understanding Chronic Conditions: Key Concepts, Background Information
• Understanding Communicable Diseases: Key Concepts, Background Information
• What Is Well-Child Health Care and Why Is It Important? Key Concepts, Background Information

Nutrition & Physical Activity/Play

• The Strong Museum of Play. “American Journal of Play”.
• Department of Health & Human Services/Office of Health Start. 2010. “Evaluation of Head Start I am Moving, I am Learning Project, 2006-2008”
• Report to Congress on Head Start Efforts to Prevent and Reduce Obesity in Children

Brush Up on Oral Health

• Bright Futures in Practice: Oral Health—Pocket Guide
• Brush Up on Oral Health newsletter
• Discussing Oral Health with Parents of Children Who Have Dental Cavities
• United States Department of Health & Human Services/Administration for Children & Families/Office of Head Start/National Center on Health. 2014. “Head Start Oral Health State Activities.”

Professional Development

• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE) (2013). “Initial Findings from the National Survey of Early Care and Education (NSECE)”
• “Texas Child Care Quarterly – A Training Journal”.

Safety & Injury Prevention

• American Academy of Pediatrics, American Public Health Association, National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care and Early Education. 2011. “Caring for our Children: National Health and Safety Performance Standards; Guidelines for Early Care and Education Programs. 3rd edition”.
• Understanding Childhood Injuries: [Key Concepts, Background Information]