Child Care Health Resource Library

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 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.

King County's Child Care Health Program presents care plans and authorization forms to support safe and compliant child care practices. Available forms include: General Medication Authorization, Individual Care Plan, Medication Authorization for Asthma, Medication Authorization for Allergic Reaction, Special Diet Statement, Skin lotion Skin lotion or lip balm authorization, Hand sanitizer authorization, Diaper cream/ointment authorization and log, Sunscreen authorization and log and Toothpaste authorization.

King County's Child Care Health Program presents model health policy templates designed for use by early learning programs. 

The documents below are model health policy templates designed for use by early learning programs. They include both WAC items and what is currently considered to be best practice from the American Academy of Pediatrics' Caring for Our Children 4th edition. Public Health Nurses are available to assist King County early learning programs with development of a health policy. Please call 206-263-8262 to speak with a Public Health Nurse.
 

King County Child Care Health Program staff have created a model lactation support policy designed to assist child care providers in supporting lactating parents and babies who are fed human milk. Health professionals agree that human milk is the best food for babies. With your help, babies in your care can still get the benefits of human milk when away from their parents.

Linked below are the Model Lactation Support Policy for Childcare Programs and a list of Lactation Coalition of King County 2025 Resources.

Caring for Our Children (CFOC) is a set of national standards that represent the best practices — based on evidence, expertise, and experience — for quality health and safety policies and practices in early care and education settings. CFOC Basics represents the minimum health and safety standards required in Head Start and is a subset of the CFOC national standards. Explore this collection to learn more about these important resources.

The full text of Caring for Our Children (575 pages) is available for free as a PDF or can be purchased as a printed book. 

Update October 2025: Caring For Our

King County's Child Care Health Program presents guidance on safe and effective toothbrushing practices in child care settings to promote oral health that includes tips on hygiene, supervision, and preventing the spread of germs during group brushing routines.

Downloadable PDFs are available in Amharic, Arabic, Chinese (Traditional and Simplified), English, Oromo, Somali, Spanish, Ukrainian, and Vietnamese. 

King County's Child Care Health Program presents sun safety tips for children in child care settings, focusing on preventing sunburn and long-term skin damage. It includes guidance on sunscreen use, protective clothing, and safe outdoor play practices.

Sun Protection Guidelines (PDF) available in Amharic, English, Oromo, Russian, Somali, Spanish and Ukrainian. 

Sunscreen authorization forms (PDF) available in English, Somali and Spanish.