OREGON KIDS:
HEALTHY
ANDSAFE
Volume
E-Reference
3
A health and safety guide for early care and education providers
PUBLIC HEALTH DIVISION Office of Family Health
ACCESSING VOLUME 3 AND VOLUME 4
OKHS Volume 3: E-Reference gives you detailed information about the health and safety subjects introduced in OKHS volumes 1 and 2. OKHS Volume 4 is an appendix to volume 3 that contains documents and forms to download and print.
TO ACCESS ONE OR BOTH OF THESE DOCUMENTS
Scan this quick response (QR) code with your smartphone, tablet or other handheld device to download the Volume 3, E-Reference, and Volume 4, Appendix to the E-Reference as either an interactive PDF or E-book
OR
Go to the following website:
http://public.health.oregon.gov/HealthyPeopleFamilies/Babies/
HealthChildcare/Pages/OKHS.aspx
Sign up for the OKHS Training Session — You will learn up-to-date information about:
• Promoting children’s health; • Preventing common childhood illnesses and injuries.
For trainings in your area, contact your local Child Care Resource & Referral office
or visit the training calendar at http://www.oregonchildcaretraining.org.
Oregon Kids, Healthy and Safe is a joint project among the following partners:
State of Oregon
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PUBLIC HEALTH DIVISION Office of Family Health
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The Oregon Kids: Healthy and Safe volumes 1, 2, 3 and 4 are the result of a collaborative effort among many early care and education and health care partners. We wish to thank the following individuals and organizations for guiding the development of this E-Reference:
- Name
- Title
- Organization
Kim Ashley
Former Project Coordinator/
Contract Analyst
Oregon Child Care Resource & Referral Network
Chris Bosak, RD, LD
Beverly Briggs, PhD
Child Nutrition Specialist, Child Nutrition Programs
Office of the Superintendent, Oregon Department of Education
Training and Education Coordinator
Oregon Center for Career Development in Childhood Care and Education, Portland State University
- Terry Butler, MSW
- Program Coordinator
- Inclusive Child Care
Program, Oregon Council on Developmental Disabilities
- Deborah Carnaghi, LCSW
- Program Coordinator, Child
Protective Services
Oregon Department of Human Services
- Jen Coleman
- Outreach Director
Director
Oregon Environmental Council
- Pam Deardorff, MS
- Oregon Center for Career
Development in Childhood Care and Education, Portland State University
- Beth Epstein, MD
- Former Medical Consultant
- Office of Family Health,
Public Health Division, Oregon Health Authority
Francine Goodrich, RN
Adrienne Greene, MPA
Nurse Consultant, Maternal and Child Health
Office of Family Health, Public Health Division, Oregon Health Authority
- Injury Prevention Coordinator
- Office of Disease Prevention
and Epidemiology, Public Health Division, Oregon Health Authority
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- Name
- Title
- Organization
- Macy Guppy, PhD
- Writer/Editor
- Oregon Department of Human
Services and Oregon Health Authority
- Dan Harrington
- Graphic Designer
Dental Hygienist Planner
Oregon Department of Human Services and Oregon Health Authority
- Laurie Johnson
- Office of Family Health
Public Health Division Oregon Health Authority
Mike Kubler, MS
Chris Kuran
Emergency Preparedness, Public Health Division, Oregon Health Authority
- Training Coordinator
- Child Care Resource and
Referral in Washington and Columbia Counties
Alissa Leavitt, MPH, CHES
Richard Leman, MD
Health Educator, Oral Health Unit Office of Family Health,
Public Health Division, Oregon Health Authority
- Epidemiologist
- Acute and Communicable
Disease Prevention Program, Public Health Division, Oregon Health Authority
- Stacy Liskey
- Former Project Coordinator/
Contract Analyst
Oregon Child Care Resource & Referral Network
- Nancy Lowry, RN, MN
- Nurse Consultant, CaCoon
Program
Oregon Center for Children and Youth With Special Health Needs
- Barbara Malloy
- Director
- Presbyterian Preschool and
Child Care Center
Tammy Marino, MBA
Beatrix Marron-Molina Shanie Mason, MPH, CHES
Education and Training Coordinator
Oregon ASK
- Family Services Specialist
- Oregon Child Development
Coalition
- Manager, Oral Health Unit
- Office of Family Health,
Public Health Division, Oregon Health Authority
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- Name
- Title
- Organization
- Lisa Matos
- Environmental Health Specialist
- Multnomah County
Environmental Health
- Stacy de Assis Matthews, MPH
- School Law Coordinator,
Immunization Program
Office of Family Health, Public Health Division, Oregon Health Authority
- Linda Nelson
- Licensing Specialist
- Child Care Division, Oregon
Employment Department
- Dianna Pickett, RN, MN
- Nurse Consultant, Maternal and
Child Health
Office of Family Health, Public Health Division, Oregon Health Authority
- Sara Sloan, MS, RD
- Nutrition Consultant, Oregon
WIC Program
Office of Family Health, Public Health Division, Oregon Health Authority
Clackamas Education Service District
Diane K. Smith Sonia Thomas
Early Childhood Health Specialist
Oregon Center for Career Development in Childhood Care and Education, Portland State University
Training, Education and Incentives Specialist
Robin Stanton, MA, RD, LD Nhu To-Haynes, MPA, HA Beth Unverzagt
- Nutrition Consultant
- Office of Family Health,
Public Health Division, Oregon Health Authority
Outreach and Integration Coordinator, WIC
Office of Family Health, Public Health Division, Oregon Health Authority
OregonASK
Director
Nicole Walter, RN, MPA, IBCLC, CDE
Former Team Lead, Perinatal Health
Office of Family Health, Public Health Division, Oregon Health Authority
- Barbara R. Zeal
- Program Coordinator
- Office of Family Health,
Public Health Division, Oregon Health Authority
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CONTENTS
Introduction
A
• Using the E-Reference..........................................................................5 • The family-provider partnership.............................................................8 • Caring for children with special needs................................................. 12 • Responding to child abuse and neglect .............................................. 18 • Promoting and protecting the health of early care and education providers ............................................................................ 21
• Resources..........................................................................................32
Promoting healthy growth and development
B
• The basics of child growth and development ......................................43 • Physical activity...................................................................................50 • Healthy indoor air................................................................................ 61 • Nutrition..............................................................................................63 • Making food safe for children.............................................................. 79 • Oral health..........................................................................................86 • Resources..........................................................................................94
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CONTENTS
Preventing and responding to illness
C
• Preventing Illness in early care and education settings........................113 • Child illnesses and what to do........................................................... 123 • Immunizations................................................................................... 165 • Resources........................................................................................ 172
Preventing and responding to injuries and poisoning
D
• Preventing Injuries............................................................................. 185 • Indoor, outdoor and transportation safety checklists.......................... 221 • First aid ............................................................................................ 229 • Preparing for emergencies and natural disasters............................... 232 • Resources........................................................................................ 239
Index ................................................................................................... 249
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CHAPTER
A
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER A CONTENTS
Using the E-Reference
• What is the purpose of the E-Reference?..............................................5 • How is the E-Reference organized? ......................................................6 • How do I know the difference between a best practice and a state early care and education regulation?...................................6
The family-provider partnership
• Beginning the family-provider partnership..............................................9 • Continuing to build the relationship...................................................... 11
Caring for children with special needs
• Early care and education program responsibilities............................... 13 • Working with families .......................................................................... 13 • Developing a plan to serve children with special needs ....................... 14
Responding to child abuse and neglect
• Definitions of abuse ............................................................................ 18 • Duties of the early care and education provider................................... 19 • Signs of abuse and neglect................................................................. 19 • How to report suspected abuse.......................................................... 19
Promoting and protecting the health of early care and education providers
• Following good health practices.......................................................... 21 • Learning to recognize stress ...............................................................22
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CHAPTER A CONTENTS
• Learning to manage stress..................................................................23 • Immunizations for early care and education providers ......................... 25 • Preventing injury ................................................................................. 28 • Avoiding exposure to toxic chemicals..................................................29 • Special health concerns for early care and education providers who are pregnant ............................................................................... 31
Resources
• General contacts and links..................................................................32 • Early care and education provider organizations..................................34 • Caring for children with special needs.................................................34 • Environmental health........................................................................... 37 • Responding to child abuse and neglect .............................................. 37
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USING THE E-REFERENCE
WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE E-REFERENCE?
Finding good quality care for their children is essential for hundreds of thousands of Oregon families. The number of families with children in early care and education has grown dramatically in the past 25 years. Families use a variety of early care and education providers: centers, family homes, Head Start,
preschool, family and friends. Parents care about their children’s health and
safety in early care and education. To meet these health and safety needs, early care and education providers want easy-to-use information.
The Oregon Kids: Healthy and Safe (OKHS) project’s goal is to ensure health and safety in early care and education; it is for early care and education
providers and includes:
• Volume 1 – Workbook; • Volume 2 – Quick Reference; • Volume 3 – E-Reference; • Volume 4 – Appendix.
Each early care and education provider participating in the OKHS training will receive a copy of Volume 1: Workbook and Volume 2: Quick Reference. The OKHS training is offered to early care and education providers statewide. Credit hours can help meet the Oregon child care licensing training requirement. Check with your local Child Care Resource & Referral agency for training information.
OKHS volumes 1 and 2 are learning tools for training participants. You and your staff can use OKHS for quick answers to your health and safety questions.
Oregon Kids: Healthy and Safe Volume 3: E-Reference is:
• A resource book to be used by trainers in conducting health and safety training with early care and education providers;
• A reference book to be used by early care and education providers while caring for children;
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• A collection of information on early care and education best practices that can be used by licensing staff for provider handouts;
• A tool for in-house staff training in centers and in-home early care and education businesses;
• An early care and education tool for parents.
You will find hotlinks to resources within and outside the volumes. This will guide you to more information about early care and education health and safety topics.
The E-Reference is available at http://public.health.oregon.gov/ HealthyPeopleFamilies/Babies/HealthChildcare/Pages/OKHS.aspx.
After you use the E-Reference, please provide feedback about your experience. What part of the E-Reference is most helpful? What can be improved?
We will use your suggestions and comments to update the E-Reference.
Contact the Oregon Health Authority’s Public Health Division, Office of Family
Health at 971-673-0252 or email your comments to [email protected].
HOW IS THE E-REFERENCE ORGANIZED?
The E-Reference has four chapters:
A. Introduction; B. Promoting healthy growth and development; C. Preventing and responding to illness;
D. Preventing and responding to injuries and poisoning.
Each chapter’s table of contents gives you a list of that chapter’s main topics. At
the end of each chapter, you will find a list of more resources and links to useful forms or documents. You will find many links throughout the E-Reference that will take you directly to further information about the topics you are researching.
HOW DO I KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A BEST PRACTICE AND A STATE EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION REGULATION?
This E-Reference presents a collection of best practices. It is not a substitute for, or guide to, state early care and education regulations.
All best practices are consistent with the minimum regulatory requirements. In some cases, best practices exceed regulatory requirements. “Caring for our
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Children, National Health and Safety Performance Standards Guidelines” is the major resource for best practices presented in this E-Reference.
This E-Reference identifies some of the most important health and safety regulations governing early care and education and contained in the Oregon Administrative Rules (OAR) administered by the Oregon Department of Employment Child Care Division (CCD) and the Oregon Health Authority (OHA). Regulations govern early care and education centers, certified family early care and education homes (formerly group homes) and registered family early care and education homes.
For the Oregon Administrative Rules (OARs) related to early care and education,
go to http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/pages/rules/oars_400/oar_414/414_tofc.html.
For OARs related to food safety, go to http://public.health.oregon.gov/
HealthyEnvironments/FoodSafety/Documents/foodsanitationrulesweb.pdf.
For questions about a specific rule, call your licensing specialist noted on your license (certified facilities) or 1-800-556-6616 (registered facilities).
Watch for the following symbols throughout the text. The first two symbols alert you to specific regulations. The third symbol notes best practices for care to children with special needs. The fourth symbol notes a medical emergency requiring your immediate action.
This symbol indicates an Oregon Employment Department Child Care Division (CCD) rule. In some instances, the symbol indicates a regulation for one type of facility. In other instances, a rule is relevant to two or all three types of facilities. Refer to your individual rule book to determine if the icon relates to the type of care you provide.
This symbol indicates a restrictable disease defined in an administrative rule, or a medical condition that meets the restriction criteria and requires the child be excluded from early care and education to seek medical attention. When you see this symbol, be sure to see OKHS
Volume 4: Appendix, Chapter C, “Links to Information on Specific
Illnesses” to read the description of the disease and what to do. This symbol is used throughout the E-Reference to alert you to best practices in caring for children with special needs.
When you see this symbol, you need to assess the situation and then either call 911 or seek immediate medical attention.
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THE FAMILY-PROVIDER PARTNERSHIP
A positive relationship between the family and the early care and education provider is an important part of quality early care and education. This relationship needs to be nurtured on a regular basis, beginning with the first contact with the family.
Families and early care and education providers share a common interest in supporting a healthy, safe, culturally and developmentally appropriate environment for their children. Families and providers are partners and need to play mutually supportive roles. One way early care and education providers can demonstrate their respect for families is by using the term “family” to acknowledge the variety of people that may play a parenting role in a family. In the E-Reference, the term “family” includes biological parents, adoptive parents, foster parents, grandparents, stepparents, same-sex parents or other adults or relatives.