Tools & Resources
We are working to provide tools and resources for child care providers to help improve the health of children
in their care.
NEW! Promote 5-2-1-Almost None in your child care center with our bulletin board materials.
Use HealthyQuest Delaware to Keep Kids Active and Healthy
Nemours HealthyQuest Delaware, a new online mapping tool for child care providers and parents to help children grow up healthy, is now available from this website. You can use HealthyQuest to access more than 700 nutrition, physical activity, and weight management resources for children throughout the state. Resources in this extensive database include parks, playgrounds, produce vendors, WIC sites, cooking and nutrition classes, and many others.
Resources and Links for Child Care Providers
Use the following resources to help you strengthen your child care program:
- Visit the USDA Child Care Nutrition Resource System website, which provides support for child care professionals.
- The Food and Nutrition Information Center helps health professionals locate information on specific nutrition topics.
- The Team Nutrition website is an initiative of the USDA Food and Nutrition Service providing training and technical assistance for food service, nutrition education for children and their caregivers, and school and community support for healthy eating and physical activity.
- Nibbles for Health: Nutrition Newsletters for Parents of Young Children was developed for child care center staff and parents of young children enrolled in child care centers.
- The Family & Workplace Connection is a non-profit resource and referral organization that has been serving Delaware and the region since 1986.
- The Delaware Department of Education, Early Care and Education Office fosters an interagency approach to the delivery of early care and education services in Delaware.
- Visit the Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning (CSEFEL) website for training modules on building the skills of child care providers to support young children’s social and emotional development.
- Visit the website of the Delaware Division of Family Services, Office of Child Care Licensing for Title 9 services.
- Download this article on mental health promotion from the SAMHSA website: “The Promotion of Mental Health and the Prevention of Mental and Behavioral Disorders: Surely the Time Is Right.”
For More Information
To learn more about our work with child care providers, contact Customer Service at 888-494-5252 or nhps_info@nemours.org
