*** ATTENTION CHILD CARE PROVIDERS ***
We would like to remind you that the Healthy Start Clock Hour Classes hosted by the Franklin Co. Health Department are for child care providers only.
BEGINNING JULY 1st, 2010, CHILDREN WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO ATTEND THE CLASSES.
Please make alternate arrangements for your children prior to arrival at each clock hour class. Providers that bring children to these programs will be asked to reschedule. The material presented during these classes can be inappropriate for small ears. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Healthy Start in Child Care is a program for childcare centers (Type I & II), certified homes, and after school programs. The overall goal of Healthy Start in Child Care is to promote and protect the health and safety of children in out-of-home care settings, and to enhance the quality of childcare in Kentucky. This is accomplished by providing Child Care Health Consultants throughout Kentucky to train and educate childcare providers, children, and parents in the areas of health, safety, and nutrition. This initiative is at no cost to you or your centers.
What is a Child Care Health Consultant?
Child Care Health Consultants (CCHCs) are health care professionals in local health departments who are available to provide assistance to childcare centers and to in-home care facilities. The role of the CCHC includes: linking staff, families and children with community health resources; identifying and implementing strategies to achieve quality child care; and establishing basic health and safety guidelines and plans for the program and the provider.
Services Include:
· On-site and telephone consultation
· Health, safety, and nutrition information
· Continuing education (Clock Hours) classes for childcare providers
· Educational classes for families and children
· Devereux Early Childhood Assessment (DECA) Program
· Playground safety consultation
· Quarterly newsletters to update childcare providers on new releases of information and upcoming trainings events
For a list of Continuing education (Clock Hours) classes please visit our calendar of events or contact Debbie Bell at (502) 564-5559.
For a list of certified providers by county, please visit the link below.