What is a CCHC?

Child care health consultants (CCHCs) work with child care centers, home-based providers and preschools to promote safe and healthy learning environments for young children and staff.

CCHCs are health professionals who provide expert guidance and technical assistance on a wide range of health and safety topics. They can also provide resources to assist programs in serving children with special health needs.

Programs can think of their CCHC as a team member they can call on to help their staff reach a higher level of care.

The role of CCHCs

Child care health consultants support early care and education programs by:

• Providing on-call support, in-house trainings and helpful resources
• Promoting health and safety best practices
• Offering responsive, customized assistance
• Providing information for families and referrals to additional health resources in your community
• Assisting in creating health and safety policies
• Building supportive relationships
• Working as a team with child care programs, families, local public health agencies, child care resource and referral agencies, and more

Areas of Expertise

• Medication management
• Oral health
• Nutrition (including CACFP and food allergies)
• Playground and outdoor safety
• Active play
• Classroom safety
• Child abuse recognition and reporting
• Immunizations
• Infection control
• Special health needs such as diabetes and asthma
• And so much more!

CCHC Promo Kit

Help spread the word about child care health consultants. They’re available for free to early care and education providers in Arizona to promote safe and healthy learning environments.

More about Health and Safety

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• Building Healthy Handwashing Habits
• Reducing the Risk of Contamination in Diapering Areas and Handwashing Sinks