Child Care Health Linkages Program

The Childcare Health Linkages Program is staffed by Public Health Nurses who are certified Childcare Health Consultants. The nurses provide health and safety consultation to the childcare community with an emphasis on serving childcare providers participating in the Fresno County Early Stars Program.

Any licensed or unlicensed childcare provider residing in Fresno County and serving children ages 0-5 may be eligible.

The Public Health Nurse (PHN) is available by phone or in person at the child care site.

The PHN consultation can include:

• Health/safety policy development

• Assistance with communicable disease control

• Health/safety coaching aligned with Fresno County Early Stars Quality Rating Improvement System (QRIS)

• Staff training on a variety of health/safety issues in the child care setting

• Assistance with the inclusion of children with special needs in the childcare setting

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