Additional Resources
Washing Your Hands
Poster (North Carolina Child Care Health and Safety Resources Center)
English –
http://www.healthychildcarenc.org/PDFs/handwash_poster.pdf
Spanish –
http://www.healthychildcarenc.org/PDFs/handwash_poster_span.pdf
Clean Hands Save Lives! - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
http://www.cdc.gov/cleanhands/
ECELS Fact Sheet on Handwashing
http://www.ecels-healthychildcarepa.org/content/FS-Hand Hygiene 2-8-05pm.pdf
Research
13 Indicators of Quality Child Care: Research Update: Handwashing
http://aspe.hhs.gov/hsp/ccquality-ind02/#Handwashing
Based on
Caring for Our Children: National Health and Safety Performance Standards: Guidelines for Out-of-Home Child Care Programs
, 2nd Edition, 2002 (
American Academy of Pediatrics
,
American Public Health Association
, and
National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care
)
STANDARD 3.020 SITUATIONS THAT REQUIRE HANDWASHING
STANDARD 3.021 HANDWASHING PROCEDURE
STANDARD 3.022 ASSISTING CHILDREN WITH HANDWASHING
STANDARD 3.023 TRAINING AND MONITORING FOR HANDWASHING