Appendix A: Resources

Resource Topic	Sub Topic	Web Links
Child care policy and siting regulations	Administration for Children and Families regulations	Child Care Development Fund Block Grant, https://www.acf.hhs.gov/occ/ccdf-reauthorization Caring for our Children Basics: Health and Safety Foundations for Early Care and Education, https://www.acf.hhs.gov/ecd/caring-for-our-children-basics
	Department of Defense	DoD Unified Facilities Criteria Design: Child Development Centers, http://www.wbdg.org/FFC/DOD/UFC/ufc_4_740_14_2002.pdf
	General Services Administration	GSA – Child Care Design Guide, https://www.gsa.gov/portal/mediaId/123406/fileName/designguidesmall.action
	New Jersey	Environmental Guidance for All Child Care Facilities and Educational Facilities, http://www.state.nj.us/dep/dccrequest/
	New York	Guidance from the New York State Office of Children and Family Services, http://ocfs.ny.gov/main/childcare/default.asp
	Connecticut	SAFER Program, http://www.ct.gov/dph/safer
Building an ECE siting program	Cross-sector partnership building	Health In All Policies (Section 4.2 Building Intersectoral Relationships), http://www.phi.org/uploads/application/files/udt4vq0y712qpb1o4p62dexjlgxlnogpq15gr8pti3y7ckzysi.pdf 12 Steps towards successful cross-sector partnerships, http://thepartneringinitiative.org/tpi-tools/12-steps-towards-successful-cross-sector-partnerships/ U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Joint Policy Statement on Coordinated Efficiencies in Monitoring and Oversight of Early Care and Education Programs, http://www.acf.hhs.gov/ecd/joint-monitoring Coordinated Monitoring Systems for Early Care and Education provides an overview of monitoring and the major early care and education monitoring systems. It offers possible goals for a coordinated monitoring system and describes some approaches to addressing those goals. It also describes 11 topic areas that are important to consider in planning monitoring coordination efforts and highlights the efforts of two states, Ohio and Rhode Island, which are working to coordinate their early care and education systems, https://www.acf.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/opre/coordinated_monitoring_systems_in_early_care_and_education.pdf Mapping the Early Care and Education Monitoring Landscape provides tools to help state and territory leaders document ECE monitoring systems, so they can more effectively plan strategies to coordinate monitoring across various regulations. The tool provides a framework and considerations to support discussions and planning of coordinated monitoring efforts, http://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/resource/monitoring-in-early-care-and-education
	U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s national voluntary school siting guidelines	School Siting Guidelines Overview, https://www.epa.gov/schools/school-siting-guidelines School Siting Guidelines Document, https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2015-06/documents/school_siting_guidelines-2.pdf
	Emergency response	Crisis Emergency Risk Communication by Leaders for Leaders, http://emergency.cdc.gov/cerc/resources/pdf/cerc_2014edition.pdf
	Model regulations	New Jersey: Environmental Guidance for All Child Care Facilities and Educational facilities, http://www.state.nj.us/dep/dccrequest/ New Jersey: Madden legislation, http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2006/bills/PL07/1_.pdf New York: Starting a Child Care Program, http://ocfs.ny.gov/main/child care/starting.asp
Drinking water systems	State policies and regulations	Voluntary Standards for Water Supplies and Plumbing, http://cfoc.nrckids.org/StandardView/5.2.6.2 Drinking Water Quality in Child Care Facilities: A Review of State Policy, http://www.eli.org/research-report/drinking-water-quality-child-care-facilities-review-state-policy Drinking Water from Private Wells and Risks to Children — Appendix 1: Flowchart for Testing Well Water, http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/123/6/1599.full.pdf Drinking Water Contaminants – Standards and Regulations, http://water.epa.gov/drink/contaminants/
	Federal policies and regulations	Annual Water System Quality: Consumer Confidence Report, http://cfpub.epa.gov/safewater/ccr/index.cfm Drinking Water Best Management Practices For Schools and Child Care Facilities Served by Municipal Water Systems, https://nepis.epa.gov/Exe/ZyPDF.cgi?Dockey=P100HGM8.txt Drinking Water Contaminants – Standards and Regulations, http://water.epa.gov/drink/contaminants/
	Reducing lead exposure and responding to elevated lead levels	U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: Lead in drinking water at schools and childcare facilities tools and resources, https://www.epa.gov/dwreginfo/drinking-water-schools-and-childcare-facilities
	Cleaning bacteria (drinking water fountains and hot water tanks)	Drinking Water Best Management Practices for Schools and Child Care Facilities Served by Municipal Water Systems, http://nepis.epa.gov/Exe/ZyPDF.cgi?Dockey=P100HGM8.txt
Forms	New York State child care forms (all)	Child care forms, http://ocfs.ny.gov/main/documents/docschild care.asp
Forms	Site evaluation and inspection	Connecticut: Property History Questionnaire for Child Care Center and Group Child Care Home Applicants, http://www.ct.gov/dph/lib/dph/daycare/pdf/property_history_questionnaire.pdf Connecticut: Environmental Issues Referral Form For Daycare Center Inspections, http://www.ct.gov/dph/lib/dph/environmental_health/eoha/pdf/environmental_issues_referral_form_for_inspections_june_30….pdf New York: Environmental Hazards Guidance Sheet, http://ocfs.ny.gov/main/Forms/Day_Care/OCFS-LDSS-7040 Environmental Hazards Guidance Sheet.pdf
Information child care programs and resources	Connecticut	SAFER Program, http://www.ct.gov/dph/safer Environmental Issues Referral Form For Daycare Center Inspections, http://www.ct.gov/dph/lib/dph/environmental_health/eoha/pdf/environmental_issues_referral_form_for_inspections_june_30….pdf Connecticut Property History Questionnaire for Child Care Center and Group Child Care Home Applicants, http://www.ct.gov/dph/lib/dph/daycare/pdf/property_history_questionnaire.pdf
	Nation wide	Child Care Aware, data on child care by state, http://childcareaware.org/resources/map/ ACF Data explorer for state profiles, https://childcareta.acf.hhs.gov/data#tab-ece-state-profiles
	New Jersey	Environmental Guidance for All Child Care Facilities and Educational facilities, http://www.state.nj.us/dep/dccrequest/
	New York	Environmental Hazards Guidance Sheet, http://ocfs.ny.gov/main/Forms/Day_Care/OCFS-LDSS-7040%20Environmental%20Hazards%20Guidance%20Sheet.pdf Division of Child Care Services, http://ocfs.ny.gov/main/childcare/default.asp Child Care Forms, http://ocfs.ny.gov/main/documents/docschild care.asp
Topics not addressed directly in this manual	Sun exposure	Physical Activity and Limiting Screen Time, http://cfoc.nrckids.org/StandardView/3.1.3.2
	High-volume roadways (air pollution, traffic or pedestrian hazards, etc.)	Air Quality Index- A guide to Air Quality and Your Health, https://airnow.gov/index.cfm?action=aqi_brochure.index Air Now.gov Home Page with Forecast, https://airnow.gov/index.cfm?action=airnow.main Best Practices for Reducing Near-Road Air Pollution Exposure at Schools, https://www.epa.gov/schools/best-practices-reducing-near-road-air-pollution-exposure-schools
	Consumer products used in the ECE setting (cleaning products, art supplies, artificial turf, pressure-treated wood playscapes, etc.)	Information for Child Care Providers about Green Cleaning, https://www.epa.gov/childcare/information-child-care-providers-about-green-cleaning Tips for Cleaning Child Care Facilities the Safe & Healthy Way, http://www.ct.gov/dph/lib/dph/daycare/pdf/Day_Care_FS.pdf Formaldehyde from building furnishings, http://deohs.washington.edu/pehsu/?q=factsheets Information on cleaning products, http://www.CleaningforHealthySchools.org
	Maintenance issues and activities (mold and moisture, pesticide use, etc.)	Safety and injury, https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/safety-practices Mold, https://www.cdc.gov/mold/strats_fungal_growth.htm Mold, https://www.epa.gov/mold Mold, https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/indoorenv/mold.html Pesticide http://deohs.washington.edu/pehsu/?q=factsheets Pest control, http://www.epa.gov/safepestcontrol/dos-and-donts-pest-control Routine cleaning and maintenance for healthy schools, https://www.epa.gov/schools-healthy-buildings/overview-routine-cleaning-and-maintenance-healthy-school-environment
	Natural disasters (earthquakes, floods, heat, etc.)	Emergency preparedness, https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/transportation/article/emergency-preparedness-head-start-programs-providing-transportation-services Natural disaster factsheets, http://deohs.washington.edu/pehsu/?q=factsheets
	Odor	ATSDR resource on addressing odors in the environment, https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/odors

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