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 Asthma is the most common chronic disorder in childhood, currently affecting an estimated 7.1 million children.  In the past 20 years, asthma has increased worldwide. According to the Centers for Disease Control, asthma is the number one reason for school absenteeism in America and more children suffer from it than any other chronic disease.

 

To read more about asthma from the New York State Department of Health, click here: 

http://www.health.ny.gov/diseases/asthma/ 

 

Managing Asthma in a Child Care Setting

Children with asthma need proper support in child-care settings to keep their asthma under control and be fully active.  Uncontrolled asthma can interfere with a child's attendance, participation, and progress in child care and in school.  Child-care staff, health professionals, and parents need to work together to remove obstacles and promote children's health and development. 

 

Questions to consider:

Is your child care program Asthma Friendly?

What are asthma triggers and how can you remove them?

How can you take better care of the children with asthma?

 

For more information regarding the benefits and the process for endorsement read the Asthma Friendly Child

Care Endorsement Informational Sheet, click here:  AFCCE Informational Sheet

 

As of December 15, 2013 all programs are required to conduct additional employment checks through the Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs. This additional employment check by the Justice Center is called a Staff Exclusion List (SEL) check. This SEL employment check identifies persons who are former employees of programs serving people with special needs who have been found to have committed an act of abuse or neglect regarding those service recipients. All staff, as well as household member over 18 years old residing in a Family or Group Family Day Care home must complete the newly required SEL check.  This newly required background check will further protect employers like you, and the children you care for, from hiring unqualified caregivers.   

 

 

"It was an enjoyable afternoon of networking, education and fun, and we look forward to hosting more provider-focused events."

 

  

  

Thanks to Mrs. Patricia Lanza and the Lanza Family Foundation, the Council is providing child care scholarships to 40 Westchester families on behalf of 46 children.   With a year of full-time child care for a preschooler averaging over $13,000, many hard-working families find themselves unable to afford the kind of safe, reliable child care they want for their children.   Mrs. Lanza was honored by the Council as a Champion for Children in 

2012.   

Benefits include:         
Valuable discounts on workshops, on-site trainings and conferences

Your membership dollars support the Council's:
* Advocacy for funding and policies that strengthen our early care and education system in Westchester
* Public education to get the word out about the importance of affordable, quality early care and education for our community
* Representation of our early care and education system in Albany and Washington

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