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Thank you for choosing our web site. We are here to offer information that will help you care for and raise happy, healthy children. This information will be useful to you as a child care provider or as a parent. What is Healthy Child Care Wyoming? Healthy Child Care Wyoming is a collaborative project that focuses on health systems development in child care. It is a part of the Healthy Child Care America campaign which was launched in 1995 on the principle that families in partnership with child care and health care providers can promote the positive development of children in child care settings. GOALS 1. Healthy and safe environments for all children in out-of-home care. 2. State child care regulations that include health and safety standards. 3. Child care providers who have training in child care health and safety 4. The development of a statewide system of child care health consultants. 5. Children in out-of-home care enrolled in health insurance (KIDCARE/SCHIP). PARTNERS · University of Wyoming · Department of Family & Consumer Sciences · School of Nursing · Wyoming State Departments · Health · Family Services · Education · Children and Nutrition Services/Child Care Finder · The Learning Center · Wyoming Head Start Collaboration Project · Wyoming Children’s Action Alliance |
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Department of Family and Consumer Sciences Dept. 3354 Project Director: Dr. Karen Williams 307-766-5537 cachevki@uwyo.edu Project Consultant: Joan Bangen 307-577-1394 jdbangen@bresnan.net |
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Return to UW Family and Consumer Sciences Home Page |
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Healthy Child Care Wyoming is funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau. |