Assessing Health and Safety in Early Care and Education Programs: Development of the CCHP Health and Safety Checklist

Journal of Pediatric Health Care

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 368-377

  Alkon, Abbey ^a   To, Kim ^a   Wolff, Mimi ^a   Mackie, Joanna F ^a   Bernzweig, Jane ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

assessment; checklist; child care; Child care health; child health; early care and education; safety

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; EDUCATION; HUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SAFETY;

CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EDUCATION; HUMANS; SAFETY;

EID: 54249150879     PISSN: 08915245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pedhc.2007.11.002     Document Type: Article

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