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Tips
for Choosing an Early Care and Education
Program
Childcare can be a great experience for both
children and family members. Many early
care and education (ECE) programs, whether
they are corporate, private,
church-affiliated, or family home care,
provide high quality care for children.
Use
this booklet to help families find a program
that meets their children's needs in a safe
and healthy environment.
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Booklets can
be personalized with your agency
information.
Contact Charlotte
Hendricks for information.
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Teach children about important safety
topics with the free safety booklets.
Use these as teaching aids in preschool or
kindergarten, or send home to help inform
parents. Downloadable as either
black/white full size pages or color booklets.
To print color booklet, please set your
printer to "print both sides" and
"flip pages." Booklet can then
be folded and stapled.
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Tooth Care
All
teeth are important, even primary teeth!
Promote strong teeth and gums by helping
children brush and floss every day.
Young children need adult help to brush
properly. Follow the steps in this
booklet to teach children how to take care of
teeth and gums.
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Lather
Up!
Washing
hands thoroughly and often is one of the best
ways to prevent disease. Children and
adults should wash their hands frequently
throughout the day. Use this booklet to
remind children (and adults) to "lather
up!"
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Safe Fun In the Sun!
Outdoor
activity provides the fresh air and exercise
that is important for children's health.
However, too much sun can lead to painful
burns, eye damage, and skin cancer.
Help prevent these problems by teaching children
to be sun safe. Have fun talking with
your children and following the sun safe suggestions
in this booklet.
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Don't
Get Burned!
Burns
are a leading cause of accidental death in the
United States. Statistics show that at
least 50% of burns can be prevented. For
young children, the kitchen is the most common
place burns occur. Use this booklet as a
reminder for parents of ways to keep children
safe from burns.
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Safety
On The Go!
Help
prevent injury by teaching your children how
to "Stay Safe On The Go."
Whether riding in a car, on a bus or on a
bike, children should learn and follow simple
safety rules. Have fun talking with your
children about the pictures in this booklet
and ways they can stay safe.
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Safety booklets are part of the HIP on
Health series by Dr. Charlotte Hendricks, with
illustrations by Nic Frising and layout by
Fran Reno of Quest
Graphics Design.
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Materials
developed and written by Dr. Charlotte M.
Hendricks, Healthy Childcare Consultants,
Inc., Pelham, Alabama
www.childhealthonline.org
© Copyright Charlotte M. Hendricks
All
rights reserved. By downloading this set
of materials, you are authorized to reproduce
the materials to be disseminated to reach
parents, childcare staff, or other
individuals. Materials may not be
reproduced for distribution as a complete set,
to share for reproduction by another agency or
organization, or with intent to sell.
Information contained in, or derived from
these pages must not be used for the
development, production or marketing of a
competing program or for any other act which
infringes copyright.
Published
in the United States of America.
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