ECS Consulting Services
Are you experiencing challenges in your child care program?
- Do children's behaviors or learning differences present difficulties for your teaching staff?
- Are your policies not working as well as they could?
- Are you experiencing challenges finding and retaining qualified staff?
ECS can help!
I can provide a one-time consultation, develop a short-term series of consults, or establish a long-term relationship with you. My goal is to improve the quality of care and education provided by all types of early learning programs.
I also consult with families to provide child development information and to teach parenting skills.
I can provide a one-time consultation, develop a short-term series of consults, or establish a long-term relationship with you. My goal is to improve the quality of care and education provided by all types of early learning programs.
I also consult with families to provide child development information and to teach parenting skills.
Here's what I can do for you:
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I am a certified Child Care Health Consultant (CCHC).
Here is what I can do for you as a CCHC:
I can work with you to prevent harm to children and promote their optimal health in child care programs.
I can identify, implement, and evaluate strategies to help your program achieve quality child care, establish basic health and safety policies, and serve as a liaison to health professionals and community resources.
I can work with you to prevent harm to children and promote their optimal health in child care programs.
I can identify, implement, and evaluate strategies to help your program achieve quality child care, establish basic health and safety policies, and serve as a liaison to health professionals and community resources.
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For example, I can help you to:
As a CCHC, I am qualified to: |
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• Underscore the importance of a primary health care provider to serve as the “medical home” for each child.
• Ensure a system for communication among the child care provider, parent, and primary health care provider and consult when health issues arise.
• Perform on-site assessments of the child care environment and/or program operations
• Assist child care providers in developing general policy statements and an annual plan for the child care program ( e g, management of infectious diseases, fevers, and use of medications, and exclusion policies).
• Provide telephone consultation to child care providers as issues arise concerning specific policies and procedures.
• Help child care providers obtain, understand, and use information about the health status of individual children and staff.
• Educate children, their family members, and child care providers about child development, mental and physical health, safety, nutrition, and oral health issues
• Link staff, families, and children with community health resources
• Help identify and implement improvement plans
• Educate and collaborate with licensing staff and policy makers to improve regulations, inspections, resources, and policies that promote safe and healthy child care (http://www.healthychildcare.org/pdf/cchcdescription.pdf)
• Ensure a system for communication among the child care provider, parent, and primary health care provider and consult when health issues arise.
• Perform on-site assessments of the child care environment and/or program operations
• Assist child care providers in developing general policy statements and an annual plan for the child care program ( e g, management of infectious diseases, fevers, and use of medications, and exclusion policies).
• Provide telephone consultation to child care providers as issues arise concerning specific policies and procedures.
• Help child care providers obtain, understand, and use information about the health status of individual children and staff.
• Educate children, their family members, and child care providers about child development, mental and physical health, safety, nutrition, and oral health issues
• Link staff, families, and children with community health resources
• Help identify and implement improvement plans
• Educate and collaborate with licensing staff and policy makers to improve regulations, inspections, resources, and policies that promote safe and healthy child care (http://www.healthychildcare.org/pdf/cchcdescription.pdf)
If you are interested in any type of consultation, please contact ECS.