Child Care Resource Packet

Child Care Licensing rules can be found on the Secretary of State website.

For your convenience, you can view each document by clicking on the document name in each section or you can view all documents by clicking on the section name.

1. Admission Procedure
   • Emergency Information, Authorization for Treatment and Transportation
   • Sample Children's Enrollment Record 
     
      
2. Child Care Services
   • Child and Adult Care Food Program Cycle Menu
   • How to Calm a Crying Baby (English)
   • How to Calm a Crying Baby (Spanish)
   • Child Symptom Record
   • A Childcare Provider's Guide to Safe Sleep
   • Children with Special Health Care Needs
   • Cleaning Guidelines
   • Parent's Checklist for Good Dental Health Practices in Child Care
   • Diapering Procedure (English)
   • Diapering Procedure (Spanish)
   • Eco-Healthy Child Care - Easy Ways to Improve Nutrition
   • Feeding Infants
   • First Aid Kit Check List
   • Child and Adult Care Food Program Food Chart (English)
   • Child and Adult Care Food Program Food Chart (Spanish)
   • Formula Guidelines (English)
   • Formula Guidelines (Spanish)
   • General Health Appraisal and Immunization Requirements
   • General Health Appraisal Form
   • Guidelines for Hand Sanitizer
   • Guidelines for Sanitizers and Disinfectants
   • Hand washing (English)
   • Hand washing (Spanish)
   • Head Injury Information
   • Health Log
   • How to Choose Your Child Care Health Consultant
   • Illness Policy
   • Infant Feeding Plan
   • Infant Hand washing (English)
   • Infant Hand washing (Spanish)
   • Infant Meal Patterns (English)
   • Infant Meal Patterns (Spanish)
   • Medication Letter for Parents
   • Sample Medication Administration Policy
   • Special Health Care Needs and Health Care Plans
   • Child and Adult Care Food Program Sponsor List for Family Day Care Homes
   • Storage and Preparation of Breast milk (English)
   • Storage and Preparation of Breast milk (Spanish)
   • Storage and Preparation of Formula (English)
   • Storage and Preparation of Formula (Spanish)
   • Sun Safety and Sunscreen Recommendations for Infants and Children
   • Sunscreen Lotion Permission Form
     
      
3. Communication, Emergency and Security Procedures
   • Emergency Drill Log
   • Emergency Phone Numbers and Disaster Preparedness
   • Emergency Medical Services and Hospital Services Information
   • Instructions for Daily Health Checks
   • Sample Sign In and Out Roster
   • When to Call 911
     
      
4. Definitions
   • The Americans with Disabilities Act
     
      
5. Facility Requirements and Transportation
   • Child Care Weather Watch
   • Guidelines for Use of Child Safety Seats
   • Eco-Healthy Child Care - Air Quality (Outdoor and Indoor)
   • Eco-Healthy Child Care - Art Supplies
   • Eco-Healthy Child Care - Furniture and Carpets
   • Eco-Healthy Child Care - Household Chemicals
   • Eco-Healthy Child Care - Lead
   • Eco-Healthy Child Care - Mercury
   • Eco-Healthy Child Care - Pesticides
   • Eco-Healthy Child Care - Plastics and Plastic Toys
   • Eco-Healthy Child Care - Radon
   • Eco-Healthy Child Care - Recycling and Garbage Storage
   • Eco-Healthy Child Care - Treated Playground Equipment
   • Electrical Outlet Safety
   • Family Child Care Homes Outdoor Checklist
   • Health and Safety Checklist
   • Pets and Animals
   • Playground fall zones
   • Playground Information to be used with Environmental Rating Scales
   • Psittacine Bird Resource
   • Sample Field Trip Authorization
   • Window Blind Cord Safety
     
      
6. Growth and Development
   • Breastfeeding Basics
   • Infants 1 to 2 Months
   • Babies 3 to 4 Months
   • Babies 5 to 6 Months
   • Babies 7 to 9 Months
   • Babies 10 to 11 Months
   • Toddlers 12 to 14 Months
   • Toddlers 15 to 18 Months
   • Toddlers 2 Years
   • Young Children 3 to 4 Years
   • Young Children 5 to 6 Years
   • Older Children 7 to 10 Years
   • Early Teens 11 to 14 Years
   • Teens 15 to 18 Years
     
      
7. Guidance, Learning Activities, Materials and Media Use
   • Furnishings and Equipment
   • Sample Media Use Permission Form
     
      
8. Personnel
   • Child Abuse Reporting Form
   • Child Care Employee Health Form
   • Family Child Care Home Provider Continuation Tracking Sheet
   • Required Social-Emotional Clock Hours
   • Sample Lost Child Report
   • Sample Visitor Log
   • Staff Illness Guidelines
     
      
9. Policies and Procedures
   • Field Trip Planner
   • Field Trip Travel Log
   • Sample Swimming Permission Form
   • Sample Written Policies and Procedures

*All forms are for example only and are posted in Microsoft Word so they can be customized for your organization.