CCHP Health and Safety Policies Checklist

The California Childcare Health Program Health and Safety Policies Checklist (2005) was developed to objectively assess written health and safety policies in early care and education programs. The Checklist can be used by child care providers or directors, child care health advocates, child care health consultants, health professionals, and researchers. It assesses the quality of written health and safety policies and helps child care and health professionals identify how to improve written policies and target interventions. The Checklist is based on the University of North Carolina of Chapel Hills's Quality Enhancement Project and the National Health and Safety Performance Standards (AAP, APHA, NRC, 2002).