The ratings paint a dismal picture of child care in the Capital City in areas like physical activities and healthy menus. It's part of Boise's Healthy Childcare Initiative launched this summer.

A new nutritional program was rolled out yesterday to 22 Little Learning School child care centres ... sugar in the menu and flavoured with lots of herb and spices.” Berry healthy smoothies.

Toddlers in subsidized child care whose meals are supplied by their child care provider are more likely to be in good health than similar toddlers whose meals must be supplied from home. The federal ...

Establishing health and safety procedures is an important part of running a child care facility. Licensed facilities are required to adhere to state laws that cover everything from proper hand ...

"The sooner we can understand [the challenges of childhood health], the better chances we have of preventing problems that can hurt later," she said. "And child-care providers are the most logical ...

Nonparental child care is a key support for working parents and contributes to long-term child health and development. Yet high-quality affordable care that meets parents’ needs can be hard to find.

"Child care programs are uniquely situated ... to be incredibly vigilant on health and safety issues. They're licensed primarily regarding issues having to with health and safety and, in schools ...

As the largest community health coalition in Central Massachusetts, we support access to affordable, high-quality child care for all families, as outlined in the Common Start plan for Massachusetts.

Most children in the US attend early care and education (ECE) such as public or private preschool, child care centers, or Head Start before entering kindergarten. High-quality ECE programs can ...

NOW A NEIGHBOR IS STEPPING IN TO BRING THAT CHILD CARE CENTER BACK ONLINE. DARTMOUTH HEALTH ANNOUNCING PLANS TO PARTNER WITH CKBA TO REVIVE AND HELP STAFF THE PRESCHOOL. THIS SITE IS GOING TO BE ...

The United States’ child care desert crisis is primarily driven by a lack of licensed child care options for infants and toddlers. 105 While child care workers in general already face low wages ...