Asthma Friendly Child Care

Communication and cooperation among families, health care
providers, and child care providers are especially important when
caring for a child with asthma.

Parents of Children with Asthma

• Share the Asthma Treatment Plan with your child
  care provider
• Know your child’s asthma triggers
• Parenting Tips for Managing Asthma in the
  Child Care Setting
• Download a daily asthma/allergy reporting form.
  This form helps families and child care providers
  share daily concerns about a child's asthma
  

Child Care Providers

You can help the children in your care who have
asthma. Take the PACNJ “Policies and Practices for
Asthma Friendly Child Care” training. To request
information about training in your area, send an
email to info@pacnj.org.

• At the training you will receive the PACNJ Bilingual Resource Kit that contains the 10-minute DVD: “Steps to Controlling Asthma in the Child Care Setting” and the following posters

Steps to Follow for An Asthma Episode in the Child Care Setting	Common Asthma Triggers	Top Ten Actions to Reduce Asthma Triggers

• Children with asthma in your care need to have an Asthma Treatment Plan on file at your facility
  
• Use Air Quality Alerts to determine when to limit outdoor activity

Additional Resources

• Asthma Friendly Child Care Checklist
  From the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America/New England Chapter
• Asthma Friendly Child Care and a list of resources for Parents and Child Care Staff
  from the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute
• “Health and Safety E-News for Caregivers and Teachers”, August 2007
  The American Academy of Pediatrics
• The National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care and Early Education:
  A-Z Child Care
• The Asthma & Allergy Network Mothers of Asthmatics Child Care Center Web Page
• New Jersey Child Care Health Consultant Coordinators
  

PACNJ Child Care Task Force
Goal: Works to ensure that all child care providers in New Jersey will understand and cooperate with National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) Guidelines in partnership of care for managing asthma

Chair:
Jane Sharp
New Jersey Department of Human Services,
Office of Early Care & Education

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