Child Care Health Resource Library

Updates from King County Early Learning Coalition in the context of federal government shutdown 11/4/25: 

• A judge has ruled that temporary SNAP funds must be distributed. However, benefits may initially be half the normal amount and could be delayed.

• Governor Ferguson has also committed $2 million per week in emergency funding to support food banks

  Local Food Resources: 

🏪 Woodinville Storehouse Food Bank – 17110 140th Ave NE, Woodinville, WA 98072
🏪 Hopelink Redmond – 8990 154th Ave NE, Redmond, WA 98052
🏪 Open Kitchen at Redmond United Methodist Church – 16540 NE 80th St, Redmond, WA 98052
🏪 Issaqu

King County's Child Care Health Program has developed care plan packets for providers to use.

As of August 2025, DCYF has endorsed the care plan packets developed by the King County Child Care Health Program for programs across the state to use. The updated care plans are now co-branded with the PHSKC and DCYF logos, and they satisfy WAC requirements for medical care plans in early learning programs. 

Care plan packets include:

• Allergy Care Plan Packet
• Asthma Care Plan Packet
• Diabetes Care Plan Packet
• Food Intolerance Care Plan Packet
• Seizure Care Plan Packet
• Individual Care Plan Packet

King County's Child Care Health Program presents a guide for cleaning, sanitizing, and disinfecting toys to reduce the spread of germs in child care settings.

Downloadable material is available in Amharic, Arabic, Chinese (Cantonese), Chinese (Mandarin), English, Oromo, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Ukrainian, and Vietnamese.

King County's Child Care Health Program presents a printable cleaning schedule to help child care providers maintain a hygienic environment.

Downloadable material is available in Chinese (Cantonese), Chinese (Mandarin), English, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Ukrainian, and Vietnamese.

King County's Child Care Health Program presents emergency preparedness resources and guidance on creating emergency plans and practicing drills.

King County's Child Care Health Program presents a checklist of emergency supplies to help child care providers prepare for disasters and unexpected events.

Downloadable material is available in Amharic, Arabic, Chinese (Cantonese), Chinese (Mandarin), English, Oromo, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Ukrainian, and Vietnamese.

King County's Child Care Health Program presents an Incidence/Injury Log form to help child care providers document accidents, injuries, and health-related incidents.

Downloadable material is available in Amharic, Arabic, English, Russian, Somali, Spanish and Ukrainian, 

King County's Child Care Health Program presents a checklist to help child care providers prevent accidental poisonings in early learning environments.

Downloadable material is available in Amharic, Arabic, Chinese (Cantonese), Chinese (Mandarin), English, Oromo, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Ukrainian, and Vietnamese.

King County's Child Care Health Program presents refrigerator temperature logs to help child care providers ensure food safety and proper cold storage. 

These logs are available in Amharic, Arabic, Chinese (Cantonese), Chinese (Mandarin), English, Oromo, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Ukrainian, and Vietnamese.

King County's Child Care Health Program presents forms for Tracking form for food allergies, intolerances, preferences, and special diets (Use for tracking all students with special dietary needs), Food Preference Form (Used for dietary preferences related to religious, cultural, or family preference (NOT related to an allergy or intolerance)) and Milk Substitution Request Form.