Health and Nutrition
Learning is interrelated -- a child's growth and development in one area influences and depends on development in another area. One area of development and learning is not more important than another. A child's physical and cognitive development reinforce each other. Health and Nutrition services focus on the following:
- Collaborating with families and the local community to promote the health and well-being of each child.
- Facilitating children and families' access to health, mental health, and dental services.
- Reinforcing healthy eating patterns and food safety in routine food services, special programming, and events for children and families.
- Integrating health, safety and well-being into the program's ongoing activities, professional learning, curriculum, and assessment practices.
- Health Nutrition Enrollment
- Immunizations
- Child Health Plans
- Medications
- Health Practices
- Food Safety
- Health & Growth Screenings
- Well-Child & Dental Exams
- Meals, Menus & Meal Count
- USDA CACFP
- Communicable Diseases
- Pregnancy & Postpartum
- Other
- ChildPlus
- Resources
Health Nutrition Enrollment
Health Nutrition Enrollment
This section contains documents needed to complete Health Nutrition Enrollment.
Procedures
Health Nutrition Enrollment Flowchart (or see Accessible Version for text only)
Declining Early Learning Health Services Procedure
Health History Tool (0-5 Years)
Authorization to Release Confidential Health Information Procedure
Dietary Accommodations and Food Allergy/Intolerance/Preferences Flowchart
Food Allergies/Intolerance/Special Dietary Needs Procedure
Child Supplemental Food Plan Procedure
Forms
English || Amharic/English || Arabic/English || Chinese Simplified/English || Chinese Traditional/English || Dari/English || French/English || Punjabi/English || Russian/English || Somali/English || Spanish/English || Ukrainian/English || Vietnamese/English
Consent for Services:
English || Amharic/English || Arabic/English || Chinese Simplified/English || Chinese Traditional/English || Dari/English || French/English || Punjabi/English || Russian/English || Somali/English || Spanish/English || Ukrainian/English || Vietnamese/English
Declining Early Learning Health Services Form
Authorization to Release and Exchange Confidential Health Information
Parent/Guardian Request for Milk Substitute
Immunizations
Immunizations
Procedures
Immunization Requirements Procedure (PSESD)
Forms
Authorization to Release Immunization Records: English || Spanish
Certificate of Immunization Status (CIS): English || Spanish || Chinese || Korean || Somali || Russian || Tagalog || Ukrainian || Vietnamese
Certificate of Exemption (COE): English || Spanish || Simplified Chinese || Korean || Somali || Russian || Tagalog || Ukrainian || Vietnamese
Child Health Plans
Child Health Plans
This section contains Child Health Plans and Provider Orders for various health/dietary conditions.
Procedures
Diabetes Management in the Classroom
Seizure Management in the Classroom
Forms
Child Health Plan and Provider Orders - Dietary Accommodations/Food Allergies/Intolerances
Child Health Plan and Provider Orders - Non-Food Allergies
Child Health Plan and Provider Orders - Other Health Conditions
Child Health Plan and Provider Orders - Reflux (Infants/Toddlers)
Child Health Plan and Provider Orders - Respiratory Disorder
Child Health Plan and Provider Orders - Seizure Disorder
Child Health Plan and Provider Orders - Skin Condition
Resources
Medications
Medications
This section contains documents needed for children who require medication at school.
Procedures
Medication Administration Procedure
Forms
Authorization and Record for Medication Administration at School
Over-the-Counter Non-Medical Items
Provider Orders for Over the Counter Medication at School
Provider Orders for Medication at School - Supplemental
Health Practices
Health Practices
This section contains documents for classroom health routines, cleaning and sanitizing, etc.
Procedures
Cleaning/Sanitizing/Disinfecting Checklist
Block the Sun Not the Fun: English || Arabic || Spanish || Vietnamese
Forms
Daily Activity Chart for Infants and Toddlers
The Nit-Picking - Who Does What Work Chart
Food Safety
Health & Growth Screenings
Health and Growth Screenings
This section contains documents for health, growth, and developmental screenings by program.
Procedures
Growth Assessment Procedure 0-3 Years
Preschool Height and Weight Screenings Procedure
Height and Weight Screening Tip Sheet
Vision and Hearing Screenings Procedure
Instructions for 45-Day Screening Results: EHS || HS/ECEAP
Forms
Health and Developmental Screening Results Form - HS/ECEAP
Health and Developmental Screening Results Form - EHS
Hearing Screening Referral Letter
Vision and Screening Referral Letter 3-5 Years
Diagnostic Follow-up Form (from Infant Hearing)
18 Vision Development Milestones from Birth to Baby's First Birthday (from National Center for Children's Vision and Eye Health at Prevent Blindness)
Well-Child & Dental Exams
Well-Child and Dental Exams
This section contains documents for well-child and dental exams, including SeaMar and Community Health screenings.
Procedures
Physical and Dental Exams Procedure
Dentist and Hygienist Classroom Screening Procedure
Community Medical and Dental Resources - Parent Notices in Multiple Languages
Forms
- Dental Screening Consent Form - English || Spanish
- Dental Screening Evaluation Form - English || Spanish
- Dental Screening Consent Form - English || Spanish
- Dental Screening Evaluation Form - English || Spanish
Lead, Hematocrit, Hemoglobin Fax Cover Sheet
Medical and Dental Exam Letter
Meals, Menus & Meal Count
Meals, Menus, and Meal Count
This section contains attendance and meal count, menu templates, and instructions for submitting/uploading menus.
Procedures
23-24 Attendance and Meal Count Procedure
Potential Choking Foods Procedure
Monthly Menu Documents Procedure
Menu and Special Diet List Upload Instructions
Foods from Outside the Early Learning Program
No Food Brought From Home Notice - various languages
Forms
PSESD Menu Template (Excel)
EHS HB Group Socialization Menu
ECEAP Daily Attendance and Meal Count Report (if using worksheets and entering into ChildPlus) (Excel)
Electronic Attendance
23-24 Attendance Entry Flowchart
ChildPlus Attendance App Guide
ChildPlus Electronic Attendance Guide
Electronic Attendance Training Support Tool
USDA CACFP
USDA CACFP
This section contains documents for programs that have a United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) agreement with PSESD Early Learning.
Procedures
USDA CACFP Enrollment and Reimbursement Procedure
CACFP Child Meal Pattern (OSPI)
CACFP Infant Meal Pattern (OSPI)
Building for the Future: English || Spanish
Forms
USDA CACFP Enrollment Form (Excel)
Communicable Diseases
Communicable Diseases
This section contains information and exclusion notices for various communicable diseases.
Exposure Notices
- Bacterial Meningitis
- Chicken Pox
- Cold Sores
- Conjunctivitis/Pink Eye
- Cytomegalovirus
- Diarrheal Illness/Stomach Flu
- Fifth Disease
- Hand Foot and Mouth Disease
- Head Lice
- Impetigo
- Influenza
- Molluscum Contagiosum
- Mononucleosis
- MRSA
- Pinworms
- Reyes Syndrome
- Ringworm
- Scabies
- Scarlet Fever
- Strep Throat
- Whooping Cough
Bacterial Meningitis
Chicken Pox
Cold Sores
Conjunctivitis/Pink Eye
Cytomegalovirus
Diarrheal Illness/Stomach Flu
Fifth Disease
Hand Foot and Mouth Disease
Head Lice
Impetigo
Influenza
Molluscum Contagiosum
Mononucleosis
MRSA
Pinworms
Reyes Syndrome
Ringworm
Scabies
Scarlet Fever
Strep Throat
Whooping Cough
Pregnancy & Postpartum
Other
Other
This section contains miscellaneous health/nutrition procedures and forms.
Procedures
Animals in the Early Learning Environment
Health Care Funds for Families
Forms
Health Care Funds for Families Application
Infant/Toddler Nurse Consultant Monthly Report (Nurses Only)
Parent Consent for Animals in the Early Learning Environment
Parent Notification of Service Animals in the Early Learning Environment
ChildPlus
Resources
Health
- Family Health Handbook
- PSESD Early Learning Documents
- ChildPlus How-To's
- National and Regional Authorities
- General Health
- Dental
Family Health Handbook
Amharic || Chinese Simplified || Chinese Traditional || English ||
Russian || Somali || Spanish || Vietnamese
PSESD Early Learning Documents
ChildPlus How-To's
National and Regional Authorities
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- King County Child Care Health
- Pierce County School and Child Care Health
- Head Start Early Childhood Learning and Knowledge Center
- 211 Washington - Access to Supports
- Washington State Department of Health - Pregnancy, Infants, and Children
General Health
- The Facts About Constipation
- HealthChildren.Org
- Epi-Pen info
- Hand Sanitizers
- Health Literacy TED Talk
- CDC Health Literacy Trainings
- Snohomish County Public Health Child Care and Safety Classes
- Poison Control
- Flu and Virus Season
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Harvard Health encourages adequate sleep, daily exercise, and minimal stress.
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EatRight.org concentrates on a wide variety of nutritious foods.
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Samaritan Health reminds us to drink lots of water and choose foods over supplements.
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The Department of Health recommends a flu shot, likely free to children under 18 years.
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Videos on Screen Time
Dental
- Cavity Free Kids
- ABCD Dental - Access to Baby and Child Dentistry
- Colgate Oral Health Education
Nutrition
- National and Regional Authorities
- General Nutrition for Children
- Infant Nutrition
- Cooking with Children
- Gardening with Children
- Food Safety
- Access to Food
- CACFP