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Children with Special Health Care Needs
The following articles were published in the Healthy
Child Care America Newsletter. Click on the photos to view
or download each article or click on the link in the Source box
to review the referring document. (To view a listing of all Healthy
Child Care America Newsletters, click
here.)
For presentations and resources on children with special health
care needs in child care, click here.
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Child Care Links Children with Special
Health Care Needs to a Medical Home
As of the year 2000, more than 12.6 million children younger
than the age of 18 were identified as having special health
care needs. Refer to this article and checklist for information
about providing children with special health care needs a medical
home to help integrate them into the community and provide them
the opportunity to become productive independent adults.
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Inclusive Child Care
Ensuring quality services and programs for children with special
health care needs is important to facilitate the learning of
basic skills and concepts. This article provides information
about The Map to Inclusive Child Care Project and the models
for training and technical assistance implemented by participants.
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Healthy Child
Care America
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Healthy Child Care Minnesota
Healthy Child Care Minnesota is dedicated to identifying and
supporting successful inclusion practices for children with
special health, medical and/or behavioral needs within the child
care environment. Learn more about this program and its activities
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Promoting Inclusive Child Care in Alaska
Learn more about Alaska's project to create greater quality
and availability of safe and healthy child care services for
children with special health care needs and developmental disabilities.
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