Child Care Health Resource Library

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 additional nutrition and food safety resources to support healthy eating practices in child care settings. The webpage includes links to guidelines, educational materials, and tools from trusted organizations to promote safe and nutritious meals for children.

King County's Child Care Health Program presents a variety of nutrition videos which provide visual education and information for child care staff and families. Topics range from infant feeding to healthy meals and snacks following USDA Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) guidelines, and much more.

Videos available in Chinese (Cantonese), Chinese (Mandarin), English, Somali and Spanish.

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 guidance on preventing choking in young children during meals and snacks.

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

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 child care providers with guidance on protecting children from poor air quality and wildfire smoke. It includes tips on monitoring air conditions, adjusting outdoor activities, and using indoor air filtration to reduce exposure with downloadable PDFs and video instructions.

No Smoking, No Vaping posters available in Amharic, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), English, Spanish, Somali and Vietnamese.

Tip: Webpage can be machine translated using the globe icon in the top right corner of the page. 

King County's Child Care Health Program presents guidance for child care providers on keeping children safe during extreme weather conditions. It includes tips for monitoring weather alerts, adjusting outdoor activities, and protecting children's health through downloadable PDFs and videos.

Downloadable posters available in Amharic, Chinese (Traditional and Simplified), English, Oromo, Russian, 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.