Child Care Provider Manual A Guide for Child Care Professionals in Idaho A Resource for the Health and Safety of Children in the Child Care Environment August 2020 Table of Contents Introduction .............................................................................................................................................. 1 Child Care Guidelines .............................................................................................................................. 2 Day Care Licensure ............................................................................................................................... 10 Outdoor Safety ....................................................................................................................................... 12 Playing Safe in the Sun .......................................................................................................................... 13 Outdoor Safety Checklist Recommendations ......................................................................................... 14 Guidelines for Toy Safety ....................................................................................................................... 15 Consumer Product Safety ...................................................................................................................... 17 Infant Safe Sleep Practices – English .................................................................................................... 18 Infant Safe Sleep Practices – Spanish ................................................................................................... 20 Plants That Poison ................................................................................................................................. 22 Guidelines for Food Preparation and Handling ....................................................................................... 25 Dental Emergencies ............................................................................................................................... 26 Changing Diapers .................................................................................................................................. 28 Components of a Diapering Area ........................................................................................................... 29 Disinfection Procedures ......................................................................................................................... 30 Bleach Solutions .................................................................................................................................... 31 Hand Washing Steps ............................................................................................................................. 33 How Diseases Are Spread ..................................................................................................................... 34 Infection Control Measures .................................................................................................................... 35 Symptoms of Illness ............................................................................................................................... 38 When a Child Has Symptoms ................................................................................................................ 39 Diarrheal Diseases ................................................................................................................................. 40 Rash Flow Chart .................................................................................................................................... 41 Features of Rash Illness ........................................................................................................................ 42 Idaho Reportable Diseases List ............................................................................................................. 45 When to Notify Parents and Contact the Health Department about an Infectious Disease ..................... 46 When to notify Parents if the illness is in the school/daycare ................................................................. 47 Amebiasis .............................................................................................................................................. 47 Campylobacteriosis ................................................................................................................................ 48 Chickenpox (Varicella) ........................................................................................................................... 49 Informational Letter for Parents Chickenpox .......................................................................................... 51 Conjunctivitis (Pink Eye) ........................................................................................................................ 52 Informational Letter for Parents Conjunctivitis (Pink Eye) ....................................................................... 53 Cryptosporidiosis (Cryptosporidium parvum) .......................................................................................... 54 Cytomegalovirus Infections (CMV) ......................................................................................................... 55 Informational Letter for Parents Cytomegalovirus Infections (CMV) ....................................................... 56 E. coli O157:H7/Shiga Toxin producing E.Coli ....................................................................................... 57 Fifth Disease .......................................................................................................................................... 58 Informational Letter for Parents Fifth Disease ........................................................................................ 59 Giardiasis ............................................................................................................................................... 60 Hand, Foot, & Mouth Disease (Coxsackie Virus Infection) .................................................................... 61 Informational Letter for Parents Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease ............................................................ 62 Head Lice (Pediculosis) ......................................................................................................................... 63 Head Lice Advice and the LiceMeister™ Comb ..................................................................................... 64 Informational Letter for Parents Head Lice ............................................................................................. 65 Hepatitis A ............................................................................................................................................. 66 Hepatitis B ............................................................................................................................................. 67 Herpes Simplex ..................................................................................................................................... 68 Information Letter for Parents Herpes Simplex ....................................................................................... 70 Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV/AIDS) .......................................................................................... 71 Impetigo ................................................................................................................................................. 73 Informational Letter for Parents Impetigo ............................................................................................... 74 Influenza ................................................................................................................................................ 75 Informational Letter for Parents Influenza .............................................................................................. 76 Measles (Rubeola) ................................................................................................................................. 77 Meningitis (Hib) (Haemophilus Influenzae Type B) ................................................................................ 78 Meningitis Meningococcal Disease ........................................................................................................ 79 Molluscum Contagiosum ........................................................................................................................ 80 Mononucleosis (Infectious) .................................................................................................................... 82 Informational letter for Parents Mononucleosis ...................................................................................... 83 Mumps (Parotitis) ................................................................................................................................... 84 Norovirus ............................................................................................................................................... 84 Pinworms (Enterobiasis) ........................................................................................................................ 86 Informational Letter for Parents Pinworms ............................................................................................. 87 Respiratory