Child Care Health Resource Library

The American Diabetes Association's "Safe at School" site includes resources for parents, child care providers, and schools on diabetes management for children. 

Linked below is a training specifically for child care providers from December 2020.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provides a guidance to families on managing diabetes at school.

Seattle Children's offers Diabetes support groups and classes/workshops including: 

• Little Kids With Insulin Dependent Diabetes (L’KIDDS) is a parent-led support group for parents of infants, toddlers, preschoolers and elementary school–age kids with diabetes.
• Parent-Designated Adult Classes: 2-part series on diabetes care and management for caregivers. A Parent-Designated Adult (PDA) is someone who has been trained to provide care for patients who need medical attention in a school setting. This certification includes 2 sessions and participants must complete both to become certified as a PDA.

Public Health - Seattle & King County's Children with Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN) Program offers services for families: 

Referral form and contact information available HERE.

A Public Health Nurse can provide you with Care Coordination services through home or community visits or on the telephone. Services are offered to families in King County regardless of income to:

• Weigh and measure your baby
• Listen to your concerns
• Help you with your child's changing needs
• Provide developmental screening and assessment of your child
• Help with concerns such as feeding, nutrition, growth, development and

Description copied from website "Our Mission" page

About HealthyChildren.org 
HealthyChildren.org is the only parenting website backed by 67,000 pediatricians—committed to the physical, mental and emotional health of all infants, children, adolescents and young adults.

This site is created and powered by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), the nation's leading nonprofit organization dedicated to child health.

Why we exist

Every parent deserves guidance they can trust—especially in moments of stress or uncertainty.

That's why every article on HealthyChildren.org is grounded in the latest

The American Academy of Pediatrics presents a curated selection of school health and child care resources, including books, brochures, and online courses for professionals and families. Topics covered include infectious disease management, chronic health conditions, behavioral challenges, nutrition, and safe practices in early education settings.

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 compiled a list of resources and guidance on safe sleeping practices for and providing care for babies to sleep safely through videos and infographics. 

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 guidelines for feeding infants and toddlers in multiple formats (PDF and Video).

Infant feeding guidelines one-pagers are translated into nine languages. 

Videos are available in English, Spanish, Mandarin / Simplified Chinese, and Cantonese / Traditional Chinese