Preparing for Tornado Season
Tornadoes can happen at any time and occur all over the United States. Explore tips for preparing your program for tornadoes.
What Is Motivational Interviewing?
Learn more about motivational interviewing and how it can benefit Head Start programs.
Promoting Oral Health in Early Care and Education Programs
Child care health consultants can help early care and education programs find ways to address dental care in young children. Learn how to apply strategies and use resources to promote children’s oral health.
Bed Bugs: Managing the Itch Factor
Questions about bed bugs in early childhood settings are common, and understanding the bugs can inform program policies, procedures, and educational efforts. Explore information on identifying and managing bed bugs.
Guiding Questions for Active Supervision and Safety
Review this series of questions to assess how well your management systems reflect active supervision strategies and support child safety.
Building Trust with Your Programs
This activity shows how child care health consultants can provide meaningful discussions around health and safety, and strengthen partnerships.
Improving Communication Skills
Explore best practices for how child care health consultants can maintain collaborative partnerships with early care and education programs.
Identifying and Resolving Concerns
This activity outlines a five-step process child care health consultants can use to resolve a health or safety concern in a program setting.
Applying Consultation Skills to Oral Health Promotion
Child care health consultants can help families and staff understand the effects of oral health on children’s overall health and development.
Creating Collaborative Relationships with Programs
Learn how to build a collaborative relationship between a child care health consultant and an early care and education provider with this activity.