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Health and Safety

• Docs for Tots (National)
• Docs for Tots (Washington State)
• Environmental Kids Club
• Health Education Resource Exchange (H.E.R.E.)
• Healthy Child Care America
• National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care
• Playground Safety
• Resources on Health and Safety in Early Child Care
• Washington State Department of Health
• Washington State Department of Ecology
• New website rolled out for parents with Children in Child Care: "Healthy Kids, Healthy Care" Written for parents on topics they want to know about, the "Healthy Kids, Healthy Care" site affirms that parents are "partners in promoting healthy and safe child care." The site contains information on 34 different topics, including accident prevention, child behaviors, caregiver qualifications and training, and staff: child ratios. View the new site here: 

Nutrition

• Smart School Snacks: A Comprehensive Preschool Nutrition Education Program

School Readiness

• The Governor's Summit on Early Learning
• Foundation for Early Learning

Social and Emotional Development

• Developmentally Appropriate Practice in Early Childhood Programs Serving Children from Birth through Age 8

• Promoting First Relationships

• Self-Esteem

• Reflecting on Infant/Toddler Care

• Children's Developmental Benchmarks and Stages

• Teaching Children not to be - or not to be victims of -Bullying

• Teaching Independence in Young Children

• The Benefits of An Inclusive Education: Making It Work

• Media Violence in Children's Lives