Daycare and Child Health and Safety

This video covers when and what to feed kids to keep them healthy and help them develop good eating habits. [Read more →]

The World Health Organization warned Wednesday that a swine flu pandemic was imminent. Furthermore, because 1/3 of possible local swine flu cases involve children, and babies and small children are often the most vulnerable and likely to develop complications during a serious flu outbreak, it's important for child care centers to take preventive measures and be prepared for a swine flu pandemic. [Read more →]

by Carla Snuggs

When it comes to child care, nothing is more important than the well being and safety of the children in your care. It is extremely important to have an emergency plan in place in home daycare businesses.

A basic childcare emergency plan should include the following elements:

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Every year, thousands of young children suffer eye injury. Approximately half of these occur at home or through sports. Some of these child eye injuries lead to serious eye damage or even blindness. Many child eye injuries seen in hospital emergency rooms could have been prevented with proper preparation and attention.

No matter how attentive you are as a parent, guardian or caregiver, it's impossible to supervise a child every second of the day. And because you can't wrap children in bubble-wrap, to reduce the risk of child eye injury you'll need to recognize and avoid potential eye hazards. [Read more →]

As a resident of Iowa, I've seen my share of disasters. For example, on June 11, 2008, four Iowa boy scouts were killed by a tornado in western Iowa. That same month, Iowa suffered the worst flooding in 500 years. All this came less than 2 months after a major 5.2 earthquake struck the midwest. Whether you're a parent or a child care professional, your children are counting on you to be prepared for disasters and keep them safe. [Read more →]