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Child and Youth Program (CYP) Professionals develop strong, caring relationships with children and their families, and spend the day engaged with children in both child care and protection. This Standard describes not only the roles, responsibilities, and operational requirements for Child Abuse Prevention, Education, and Reporting (CAPER), but also the best practices and strategies that support effective CAPER implementation.

The Navy Child and Youth Programs Interactions and Relationships Standard provides CYP Professionals with specific information and guidance regarding the Navy's requirements for facilitating appropriate and healthy interactions.

Following health and safety best practices is an important way to provide quality early care and education for young children. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), the American Public Health Association (APHA), and the National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care and Early Education (NRC) have released the Fourth Edition of Caring for Our Children: National Health and Safety Performance Standards; Guidelines for Early Care and Education Programs. These national standards represent the best evidence, expertise, and experience in the country on quality health and safety practices and policies that should be followed in today's early care and education settings.

Programs can use this attachment as an enclosure to document specific case information to include each child, the childΓÇÖs needs presented at the IAT, accommodations required to meet the childΓÇÖs needs, and IAT recommendations.

The following checklists may be used to gather information about environmental factors that influence the program's ability to support children's needs.

This Emergency Response Report template has been provided as an optional tool for Family Child Care Providers. Facility-based programs are required to post the Emergency Response Report generated from CYMS.

CYP Release of Information Form

The Inclusion Standard provides policies and standards for including children with disabilities and other special needs in Navy CYPs, including the role of the Inclusion Action Team (IAT) and other inclusion support systems, identifying needs, referral systems, accommodations, and behavior support

The information contained in this document clarifies the responsibilities of Child and Youth Program (CYP)professionals administering CDH programs and provides information about the process for validating insurance coverage. This information is required to be provided to all potential and currently certified Navy CDH Providers for the purpose of notifying them about CDH liability insurance requirements.