Links

Child Care

National Association for the Education of Young children - http://www.naeyc.org/

The National Association for Family Child Care - http://www.nafcc.org/

U.S. Department of Heath and Human Services / National Child Care Information Center - http://nccic.org/index.html

National Network for Child Care - http://www.nncc.org/

South Dakota Association for the Education of Young Children - http://www.usd.edu/sdaeyc

National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care - http://nrc.uchsc.edu/

Food Allergies, Special Diets and Special Needs

Asthma & Allergy Essentials for child Care Providers - http://www.foodallergy.org/

Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America - http://www.aafa.org

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International - www.jdrf.org/index.cfm

California Department of Education "Shaping Healthy Food Choices: Special Needs" - www.cde.ca.gov/nsd/nets/news/spneeds.htm

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute - How Asthma-Friendly Is your Child-Care Setting? www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/lung/asthma/chc_chk.htm

Food Safety

Gateway to Government Food Safety Information - http://www.foodsafety.gov/

Fight BAC! Partnership for Food Safety Education - http://www.fightbac.org/main.cfm

Infant Feeding

Breast Feeding and Child Care - Breastfeeding At Home & In the Child Care Setting - United Way tip sheet - www.uwmsp.org

Materials and Resources

The Child Care Nutrition Resource System - http://www.nal.usda.gov/childcare/

National Food Service Management Institute - http://www.nfsmi.org/Information /index.html

Milk Matters-U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - www.nichd.nih.gov

South Dakota Child and Adult Nutrition Services (CANS) - www.state.sd.us/deca/CSCF/CANS