Child care providers and others who care for young children can sign up to receive a free electronic quarterly newsletter from the American Academy of Pediatrics. The newsletter will include practical steps that caregivers and teachers can take to promote the health and development of children in child care. Each newsletter will be brief, and will focus on one health and/or safety topic. Future topics include: preventing and managing infectious diseases, connecting families to community resources, nutrition and physical fitness, developmental screening, socio-emotional health, and caregiver health. Sign up here. View the current issue here.

• For information and resources on a variety of health and safety topics from breastfeeding to SIDS, click here.

• Connecting Families to Community Resources
  This web page will provide answers to questions such as "What is a Medical Home?" and help you learn how to communicate with parents and health professionals.
  
• CHIP Enrollment via Child Care
  Read this tip sheet from NACCRRA to get ideas on how to help enroll kids in CHIP.
• Insure Kids Now CD-ROM
  Order this publication from the US Department of Health and Human Services about where to call to obtain health insurance for infants, children, and teens.
• Reaching Children: Building Systems of Care
  A booklet of State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) outreach and enrollment ideas from the proposals submitted to the program in 2001. To order a copy email your request to ciia@aap.org or call (866) 843-2271.

• Child Care Health Consultation
  What is child care health consultation? Click on the above link to learn more
  about the profession and how to find a child care health consultant in your state.
  

• Caring for Our Children
  Caring for Our Children National Health and Safety Performance Standards: Guidelines for Out-of-Home Child Care Programs, developed by the National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care, is now available online! Search chapter content or order hard copies of the publication through this Web site.
• What are child care standards, recommendations, guidelines, and regulations?
  Are you confused by the terms used in child care licensing when you are trying to find the best suited child care for your family? Read these definitions to help you to understand the difference between a standad, a recommendation, a guideline, and a regulation.
• What is child care accreditation?
  An accredited child care program is one that meets national standards for promoting child health and safety. There are different bodies of accreditation that are explained here. Learn why it is important for child care centers to be accredited and how parents can evaluate child care providers and programs.
• Where can I learn more about child care licensing?
  Visit the National Association for Regulatory Administration to learn more about licensing and the people who are responsible for making sure that all rules are followed and children are safe and healthy!

• For training and educational resources, click here

• AAP Online BookStore
  The American Academy of Pediatrics offers important literature about child care through its online BookStore. Visit this Web page to learn more about the many resources available for child care providers.
• Child Care Database
  Get information on child care in the United States such as state demographics, funding, programs, licensing, and workforce.
• Child Care Bureau Provider Resources
  Find many resources for child care providers on the Child Care Bureau Web site.
• National Child Care Information Center
  Visit this national clearinghouse and technical assistance center that links parents, providers, policy-makers, researchers, and the public to early care and education information.