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Welcome to the Healthy Child Care Texas website! Healthy Child Care Texas is a state initiative dedicated to promoting optimal health, safety, nutrition, and development for children in out of home child care programs while training Child Care Health Consultants and Medical Consultants and offering other means of support.

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Parents - learn about what to look for when selecting quality care for your child as well as other child development resources.

Child Care and Early Care and Education Providers - learn how you can benefit from consultation and technical assistance to better meet the health and safety needs of children.  To find a consultant in your area, click here.

Professionals in the areas of health, child development, medicine, and early education - learn how you can become a Child Care Health Consultant, Medical Consultant, or certified Child Care Health Consultant Trainer to use your skills to benefit Texas children.

APPLICATIONS FOR THE 2010 CHILD CARE HEALTH CONSULTANT COHORT ARE BEING ACCEPTED NOW! Visit CCHC Application Information page for more details on applying.

NEW FREE RESOURCES -

HEALTHY AND SAFE CHILD CARE POSTER &

FOOD, FUN, and GAMES BOOKLET

This free "Health and Safe Child Care" poster is designed for child care providers to help reduce the risk of unintentional injuries to infants and children. View the poster in English and Spanish by clicking here and order copies here (enter Stock # 1-183) or by calling 512-458-7761.

The free "Food, Fun, and Games" booklet is designed for child care providers and gives examples of low to no-cost activities that incorporate the concept of nutrition and physical activity into daily routines. View the booklet by clicking here and order copies here (enter Stock # 1-182) or by calling 512-458-7761.

Both resources provided by the Department of State Health Services. These and other materials can be found at http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/mch/default.shtm.

 

This website was created with support from the US Department of Health and Human Services' Maternal and Child Health Bureau as part of a collaborative effort with the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP).

This website is managed by the
Texas Health and Human Services Commission.

 

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