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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 “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
Looking back • FSSA Priority Initiative Status • Program model development • Funding • Development of Advisory Committee • Growth and Partnership Building • Variations on a theme
$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
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
Marketing • Print • Electronic • Exhibits
Technical Assistance and Training • Technical Assistance • Rules Revision Committees • SIDS Training • Covering Kids • Asthma Coalition • Training • Conferences: • Workshops • On-site
Website creation and expansion • Development model • Expansion • Enhancements
Educational Materials • Identification and Modification • Creation • Distribution
Interagency and Organization Collaboration • CCDF Partners • State Level • Regional Level • Local Level
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
Data • Child Care • Health and Safety Professionals • Certified Child Care Health Consultants
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
Moving Forward • Collaboration to ensure smooth transition • Data sharing • Research continuation • Website presence