For Providers
County Code (updated 2019)
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])
- Children & Disasters: Disaster Preparedness Training Resources for Child Care Providers (AAP)
Research and Publications
Caring for Children
Child Abuse, Mistreatment, and Neglect
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 Yearbooks
Early Childhood Education
- 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
- Edited by “Managing Infectious Diseases in Child Care and Schools, 3rd Edition: A Quick Reference Guide”.
- 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
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”
Brush Up on Oral Health
Professional Development
Checklists, Informational Handouts, and Tip Sheets
Child Development
- Bright Futures/Child Care Health Partnership – Child Development Handouts (ages 2mo – 4yrs)
- Arlington Public Library
Disease Prevention/Health Promotion
- Daycare Illness Reporting Handout
- General Germ Prevention Checklist
- Fight the Flu
- School and Day Care Minimum Immunization Requirements (Virginia Department of Health [VDH])
- 2015 Recommended Immunization Schedules (Ages 0-18) (AAP)
- Be a Germ-buster Handwashing Poster
- Handwashing: Classroom Lessons & Activities
- Handwashing: A Corporate Activity Improving Health & Increasing Productivity
- “I washed my hands!” Printable Sticker Sheet
- Cover Your Cough (English)
- Cover Your Cough (Spanish)
- Cover Your Cough (Arabic)
- Routine Schedule for Cleaning, Sanitizing, and Disinfecting (Caring For Our Children Appendix K)
- Cleaning with Bleach in Your Daycare Tip Sheet
- AAP Fact Sheet – Influenza Prevention and Control Information for Caregivers and Teachers
- Measles: Information for Child Care Centers
- What is Enterovirus D68? FAQ
- Food and Water Safety / Informacion Sobre Alimentos
- Safe Food Handling (What You Need to Know)/ Manipulación segura de los alimentos (FDA)
- Raw Produce: Selecting and Serving it Safely (FDA)
Emergency Preparedness
- Emergency Plan Checklist (ECELS)
- Children & Disasters: Disaster Preparedness Information for Child Care Providers (AAP)
- Fire Safety/Seguridad Contra Incendios (VDH)
- Ready Business: Plan for and Protect your Business (FEMA/DHS)
- Disaster and Safety Library (American Red Cross )
Nutrition
- Child & Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) – Virginia State
- Child & Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) – USDA
Safety
- Safety Checklists (Early Childhood Education Linkage System (ECELS))
- Child Passenger Safety in Virginia Brochure / Seguridad Para Pasajeros Menores
- Heatstroke Prevention for Child Care (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration [NHTSA])
- Child Care Crib Standards – Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
- The New Crib Standard: Questions and Answers – Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
- A Child Care Provider’s Guide to Safe Sleep
- How to Prevent Carbon Monoxide Poisoning / Cómo prevenir el envenenamiento por monóxido de carbono (AAP)
- Lead Poisoning Risk Checklist (VDH)
- Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention (VDH)
- Virginia’s High Risk Zip Codes for Lead Poisoning
- 10 Tips to Protect Children from Chemical and Lead Poisoning
- Pesticide Safety – Virginia State Office of Pesticide Services
- Poisoning Prevention for Children/Prevención de Envenenamiento Para Niños (VDH)
- A Citizen’s Guide to Radon
- Indoor Radon Program (risk map, testing, health effects, etc.) (VDH)
- Playground Safety
- Child Care Weather Watch: Understand the Weather for Outside Play
- Choking and Strangulation Prevention/Prevención del Atragantamiento y el Estrangulamiento (VDH)
- Drowning Prevention
- Home Safety
- Product Recalls: Recalls.gov, Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
- Safe Kids Campaign
Special Topics
- Autism Speaks
- Virginia Department of Health Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Program
- Virginia Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired
- Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD)
- The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
- The Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)