Healthy Child Care Illinois
If you are a child care provider interested in utilizing any of the services below, call the Nurse Consultant at 815-741-1163 Ext. 229.
Remember to check the CCR&R Training Calendar to see the most recent workshops presented by the Nurse Consultant.
In 1995, the Healthy Child Care America campaign was launched on the principle that families in partnership with child care and health care
providers can promote the positive development of children in child care settings. In 1996, the Illinois Department of Human Services
(IDHS), local health departments and the Illinois Network of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies (CCRR) partnered together to
improve the health and safety in Illinois' child care setting.
The Goal is to promote safe, healthy child care environments for all children, including those with special health challenges; increase immunizations
rates; provide education, referrals, and resources for child care providers regarding physical, mental health, nutrition and safety topics;
access to quality health care, dental care and developmental screenings; promote medical homes for all children through collaboration with service
area pediatricians. To strive to achieve these goals a Nurse Consultant is on site at the Joliet CCR&R office.
Providers can access the following services by calling the nurse consultant:
- Child care staff and family child care training
- Consultations with providers, parents by telephone and on site visits with providers
- Parent and child health education
- Promotion of quality child care in the community
- Assessing the health/safety practices of child care staff
- Assistance in identifying and providing resources for children with special challenges
- Linkage for community resources
- Resource library of health, safety, and nutritional topics
- Health child care page in News & View CCR&R newsletter
Links
Child Care Resource and Referral Agency