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Provider and Program Technical Assistance for Child Care

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Child Care Best Practices

Open PDF file, 407.78 KB,  Classroom Physical Environment (English, PDF 407.78 KB)
Open PDF file, 81.63 KB,  Communicating with Parents (English, PDF 81.63 KB)
Open PDF file, 491.97 KB,  CPSC Guide to New Crib Standards for Child Care Providers (English, PDF 491.97 KB)
Additional CPSC Information about Cribs
Open PDF file, 78.22 KB,  Importance of Positive Interactions (English, PDF 78.22 KB)
Open PDF file, 91.69 KB,  Positive Interaction Self-Observation Sheet (English, PDF 91.69 KB)
Open PDF file, 74 KB,  Positive Interaction Supervisor Observation Sheet (English, PDF 74 KB)

Administration and Planning

Open PPT file, 1.73 MB,  Basics of doing Progress Reports (English, PPT 1.73 MB)
5 Sample progress report formats
Open PDF file, 81.49 KB,  Documenting Progress with Portfolios (English, PDF 81.49 KB)
Open PDF file, 84.88 KB,  Gross Motor Activities (English, PDF 84.88 KB)
Open PDF file, 78.67 KB,  Importance of Developmental Milestones (English, PDF 78.67 KB)
Open PDF file, 91.92 KB,  Multi-Age Grouping (English, PDF 91.92 KB)
Open PDF file, 129.45 KB,  Planning Field Trips (English, PDF 129.45 KB)
Open PDF file, 92.89 KB,  Progress Reports (English, PDF 92.89 KB)
Open PDF file, 80.9 KB,  Progress Reports for School Age Children (English, PDF 80.9 KB)
Open PDF file, 79.33 KB,  Quiet Activities for Children (English, PDF 79.33 KB)

Health Technical Assistance

Open PDF file, 82.82 KB,  Diabetes and Early Education and Care (English, PDF 82.82 KB)
Open PDF file, 83.06 KB,  Epilepsy and Early Education and Care (English, PDF 83.06 KB)

Specific to Family Child Care Programs

Open PDF file, 55.39 KB,  Protecting Children from Extreme Weather (English, PDF 55.39 KB)
Open PDF file, 51.17 KB,  Protecting Children from Reptiles (English, PDF 51.17 KB)
Open PDF file, 51.97 KB,  Protection from Window Hazards (English, PDF 51.97 KB)
Open PDF file, 45.14 KB,  Determining Capacity (English, PDF 45.14 KB)

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