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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:
24/7 Centers, Child Development Center, Family Child Care, Fee Assistance, School Age Care
Resource Type:
Policy
Published:
09/20
The Department of Defense Instruction 6060.02 updates established policy, assigns responsibilities, and prescribes procedures for providing care to eligible children (birth through age 12 years).
Annual unannounced inspections are required at all Navy Child and Youth Programs (CYP) operated on any Navy installation or jurisdiction by Commander, Navy Installations Command (CNIC) CYP Higher Headquarters. Enclosures (1) through (9) are the Inspection Criteria Checklists that will be used during the CY24 inspection cycle, effective 1 January 2024.
Annual unannounced inspections are required at all Navy Child and Youth Programs (CYP) operated on any Navy installation or jurisdiction by Commander, Navy Installations Command (CNIC) CYP Higher Headquarters. This is the Inspection Criteria Checklist that will be used during the CY24 inspection cycle for Child Development Centers, effective 1 January 2024. All personnel responsible for CYP operations are required to be aware of the criteria and ensure they are met.
