Healthy Child Care is a program of the Louisville Metro Health Department funded by the KIDS NOW-Kentucky Early Childhood Initiative. This program provides consultation and classes, by Louisville Metro Health Department Registered Nurses, to Child Care providers, children and parents in Metro Louisville, on health, safety and nutrition and the benefits of early intervention and the importance of children's social/emotional wellbeing. A child care health consultant is available to you through the Kid’s Now initiative. Services and education are available to providers, parents and children to promote health, safety and nutrition in child care.
The programs goals include:
- Improve children’s immunization status,
- Identify children at risk for lead poisoning,
- Reduce the number of children with inappropriate weight for height and
- Promote physical and mental health within childcare setting.
The staff offers TB skin tests and CPR/First Aid training for childcare providers to satisfy
licensure requirements.
Healthy Child Care Consultants are located at Community Coordinated Child Care (4 C’s) 1215 S. third Street. The Healthy Child Care Consultants and 4C's staff work together to
provide the necessary childcare service within our community.
Healthy Child Care services:
- Provide health, safety, nutrition or childhood illness information via phone/fax/email.
- Train providers on health, safety and nutrition topics (free clock hours awarded). For the winter 2008 class schedule click here.
- Aid in the development of health and safety policies.
- Assess child care for health and safety concerns.
- Provide playground safety assessments.
- Administer Tb skin tests to providers.
- Certify providers in CPR and first aid (limited availability).
- Teach classes to children on health, safety and nutrition topics.
- Assist in developing health and safety curriculum materials.
- Assist in developing a plan of care for special needs children.
- Link children, families and providers to community health resources.
- Educate through monthly newsletters.
Classes offered for child care providers include:
- Are You Okay Today?
- Asthma
- Biting Hurts
- Building Self-esteem
- Child Abuse & Neglect
- Choosy Eaters
- Communicable Diseases
- Disaster Overview
- Disaster Preparedness
- Food Allergies
- Germs Away
- Healthy Eating For Kids
- Infant/Toddler Safety
- Is Your Food Safe
- Kids In Motion
- Preschool Safety
- School-age Safety
- Stress Management
- Yoga for Kids
Classes offered for children include:
- Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety
- Dental Hygiene
- Fire Safety
- Hand Washing
- Healthy Eating
- Lead Poisoning Prevention
- Physical Activity
- Poison Prevention
- Weather Safety
- Yoga
For further information on the Healthy Child Care Program contact us at:
1215 South Third Street
Louisville KY 40203
(502) 574-6375
Fax (502) 574-5711