Healthy Child Care Douglas County is a child care health and safety program designed to be a partnership between you, child care staff and the Douglas County Health Department.

What does it offer?

• Onsite visits
• Child Care Nurse Consultants and other health professionals help you build a safe and healthy environment.
• Referrals
• Consultants are available to answer your questions and connect you to community resources.
• Training and Materials
• Comprehensive health and safety training and materials to help you implement health policies.

What can the program do for you?

Help you become better prepared for:

• Licensing
  
• Environmental inspections
  
• Accreditation
  
• Caring for ill children
  
• Communicating with parents
  
• Maintaining quality staff performance
  
• Preventing infectious disease outbreaks

To learn more about how the Child Care Nurse Consultants can help your program, call Sharon Neill (Child Care Nurse Consultant) at 444-6426.

Health and Safety Resources for Child Care

Infectious Disease Manual

Top 10 PEP Policies

Sanitation Manual for Food Handlers

Latest Information for Child Care