Access and Care Coordination

Infant, Child Health and Safety (previous name - Healthy Child Care Washington)

Health, Safety and Development in Early Childhood and Middle Childhood - Learning, Living and Play Environments

The Department of Health offers resources and technical assistance to parents, child care, foster care, group care, juvenile and correctional institutions, community action groups and others on how to prepare and keep children safe, healthy and in developmentally appropriate learning environments.

Materials Available:

Join our listserv to receive a variety of health and safety information for all ages at: DOH-MCH@LISTSERV.WA.GOV

If you have a questions or comments, please send us an email at: childcare@doh.wa.gov.

Helpful Links

• American Academy of Pediatrics: Healthy Child Care America
• CDC - Child Development Positive Parenting Tips
• CHILD Profile (Immunization Registry and Resources)
• Children with Special Health Care Needs (DOH)
• Children's Health and Safety
• Docs for Tots
• Health Education Resource Exchange
• Healthy Kids, Healthy Care
• Kids Matter Framework
• Local Health Departments - May be able to refer to a child care health consultant, or provide resources in your area
• National Maternal Child Oral Health Resource Center
• National Resource Center for Child Care and Early Education
• Oral Health Program for Families and Care Givers
• Parent Help 123 (Applications for health and food programs)
• Text4Baby (Free text messaging service about pregnancy and infants)
• The Coalition for Safety and Health in Early Learning, Washington State CSHEL) - quality child health and safety in early learning settings
• Thrive by Five Washington
• WA Department of Early Learning - The state licensing agency for child care centers and licensed family homes
• WA State Child Care Resource and Referral Network - to get customized referrals for child care, and information on trainings for child care providers
• WIC Nutrition Program (Nutrition program for pregnant women, new mothers and young children)
• Within Reach (Information, Referral and Resources for Family Health)
• Zero To Three (Infant and Toddler development)

Other Links and Resources

• Bright Smiles, Bright Futures
• Council for Children and Families
• Foundation for Early Learning (Parenting Resources)
• Love. Talk. Play.
• Office of the Superintendant of Public Instruction (OSPI)
• Oral Health News
• Parent Trust (Parenting Classes and Support)
• Reach Out and Read Washington
• Strengthening Families Washington
• Washington Association for the Education of Young Children (WAEYC)
• Washington State Early Learning Plan (13MB PDF)

Unless otherwise noted, all materials and forms on this page are in PDF format.

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Access and Care Coordination
Office of Healthy Communities
Prevention and Community Health Division
Washington State Department of Health
Post Office Box 47880
Olympia, Washington, 98504-7880

Last Update:  February 15, 2012
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