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These materials are from the National Training Institute (NTI) for Child Care Health Consultants, a National Healthy Child Care America Cooperative Agreement Program funded from 1997-2013 by the U.S. Maternal and Child Health Bureau. They include train-the-trainer modules and toolkits to address the needs of child care health consultants.

Building Consulting Skills

Module: Building Consultation Skills Training Module (version 3)
Module: Building Curriculum Development and Training Skills Appendixes (version 1)
Toolkit: Building Curriculum Development and Training Skills (slides)
Toolkit: Training Selection Flowchart
Toolkit: Building Curriculum Development and Training Skills: Trainer's Guide for the NTI Facilitator (version 1)
Toolkit: Welcome to the National Training Institute for Child Care Health Consultants (slides)
Toolkit: Training Selection Flowchart
Toolkit: Managing Stress in the Child Care Environment: Audience Analysis
Toolkit: Managing Stress in the Child Care Environment: Overview of Training Session
Toolkit: Managing Stress in the Child Care Environment: Overview of Training Session
Toolkit: ACTIVITY: Practice Writing Training Objectives
Toolkit: ACTIVITY: Practice Writing Training Objectives
Toolkit: Building Curriculum Development and Training Skills: Trainer's Guide (version 1)
Toolkit: Building Curriculum Development and Training Skills (slides)

Building Curricula Developing Skills

Module: Building Curriculum Development and Training Skills: Training Module (version 1)
Toolkit: Action Plan
Toolkit: Consultant On-site Consultation Checklist
Toolkit: Contact Summary
Toolkit: Participant Evaluation of Consultation
Toolkit: Building Consultation Skills: Advocacy (slides)
Toolkit: Building Consultation Skills: Advocacy Trainer's Guide (version 1)
Toolkit: Child Care Health Consultant: Knowledge and Skills Crossword Puzzle
Toolkit: Building Consultation Skills: Child Care Health Consultant (slides)
Toolkit: Building Consultation Skills: Child Care Health Consultation Trainer's Guide (version 1)
Toolkit: Building Consultation Skills: Cultural Competence and Communications Skills (slides)
Toolkit: Building Consultation Skills: Cultural Competence and Communications Skills Trainer's Guide (version 1)
Toolkit: Building Consultation Skills: Health Education Trainer's Guide (version 1)
Toolkit: Building Consultation Skills: Health Education (slides)
Toolkit: Building Consultation Skills: Policy Development (slides)
Toolkit: Building Consultation Skills: Policy Development Trainer's Guide (version 1)
Toolkit: Building Consultation Skills: Resource & Referral and the Medical Home (slides)
Toolkit: Building Consultation Skills: Resource & Referral and the Medical Home Trainer's Guide (version 1)
Toolkit: ACTIVITY: Crossword – Knowledge and Skills of the CCHC
Toolkit: Consultation Forms: Action Plan
Toolkit: Building Consultation Skills: Child Care Health Consultation NTI Facilitator Trainer's Guide (version 1)
Toolkit: Building Consultation Skills: Child Care Health Consultation (slides)
Toolkit: Building Consultation Skills: Policy Development (slides)
Toolkit: SAMPLE Child Care Observation Letter

Caring for Children Who are Ill

Module: Caring for Children Who are Ill: Training Module (version 3)
Toolkit: Caring for Children Who are Ill: Trainer's Guide (version 1)
Toolkit: Caring for Children Who are Ill (slides)

Child Maltreatment

Module: Caring for Children Who are Maltreated: Training Module (Version 3)
Toolkit: Caring for Children Who are Maltreated (slides)
Toolkit: Caring for Children Who are Maltreated Trainer's Guide (version 1)

Children with Special Health Care Needs

Module: Caring for Children with Special Needs: Training Module (version 4)
Toolkit: Children with Special Needs Trainer's Guide (version 1)
Toolkit: Caring for Children with Special Needs (slides)

Environmental Health (Including lLad)

Module: Environmental Health in Child Care: Lead (version 2)
Module: Environmental Health in Child Care: Training Module (version 4)
Toolkit: Environmental Health in Child Care: Trainer's Guide (version 1)
Toolkit: Environmental Health in Child Care (slides)
Toolkit: Environmental Health in Child Care: Lead - Trainer's Guide (version 1)
Toolkit: Environmental Health in Child Care: Lead (slides)

Field of Child Care

Module: Overview of the Field of Child Care: Training Module (version 4)
Toolkit: Overview of the Field of Child Care: Trainer's Guide (version 1)
Toolkit: Overview of the Field of Child Care (slides)

Infectious Diseases

Module: Infectious Disease in Child Care Settings: Training Module (version 3)
Module: Infectious Disease in Out of Home Child Care, Part I
Module: Infectious Disease in Out of Home Child Care, Part II
Module: Infectious Disease in Out of Home Child Care, Part III
Toolkit: Infectious Disease in Child Care Settings (slides)
Toolkit: Infectious Disease in Child Care Settings Trainer's Guide (version 1)

Injury Prevention A and B

Module: Injury Prevention in Child Care Part A: Playground… (version 4)
Module: Injury Prevention in Child Care Part B: Common… (version 4)
Module: Matching Children and Play Equipment
Module: Playground Surfacing Materials: ADA-Approved and Non-Approved
Toolkit: Injury Prevention in Child Care: Playground… (slides)
Toolkit: Injury Prevention in Child Care Part A: Playground… Trainer's Guide (version 1)
Toolkit: Injury Prevention in Child Care Part B: Common… (slides)
Toolkit: Injury Prevention in Child Care Part B: Common… Trainer's Guide (version 1)

Mental Health

Module: Mental Health in the Child Care Setting – Supporting… (version 3)
Module: Early Brain Development: Implications for Early Childhood Programs
Toolkit: Mental Health in the Child Care Setting – Supporting… Trainer's Guide (version 1)
Toolkit: Mental Health in the Child Care Setting (slides)

Nutrition and Physical Activity

Module: Nutrition and Physical Activity in Child Care (version 5)
Module: Making Food Healthy and Safe for Children (2nd edition)
Toolkit: Nutrition and Physical Activity in Child Care (slides)
Toolkit: Nutrition and Physical Activity in Child Care Trainer's Guide

Oral Health

Module: Caring for Children's Oral Health (version 5)
Toolkit: Healthy Smiles: Caring for Children's Oral Health (slides)
Toolkit: Healthy Smiles: Caring for Children's Oral Health Trainer's Guide (version 1)
Toolkit: Primary Teeth Eruption Chart
Toolkit: My Survey: Which Toothpaste do You Use?

Quality in Child Care

Module: Quality in Child Care and How to Measure It (version 4)
Module: Assessing Environments with the Environmental Rating Scales: Group Leader Guidelines
Module: ITERS-R Interrater Reliability
Module: SCORE SHEET: Infant/Toddler Environment Rating Scale-Revised Edition
Module: Environmental Rating Scales Observation Guidelines
Toolkit: Quality in Child Care and How to Measure It… Trainer's Guide (version 1)
Toolkit: Quality in Child Care and How to Measure It… (slides)

Staff Health

Module: Promoting the Health and Safety of Child Care Staff (version 3)
Toolkit: Promoting the Health and Safety of Child Care Staff (slides)
Toolkit: Promoting the Health and Safety of Child Care Staff Trainer's Guide (version 1)
Toolkit: Promoting the Health and Safety of Child Care Staff Trainer's Guide (NCAEYC version)
Toolkit: Caring for the Caregivers: Promoting Health and Safety of Child Care Staff (slides)
Toolkit: Caring for the Caregivers: Promoting Health and Safety of Child Care Staff Trainer's Guide for CCHCs

General Documents for Each Toolkit

Toolkit Evaluation
Presentation Template
Evaluation of Trainer Form
Notes for Making an NTI Toolkit (1.29.2007 revised)
Trainers Guide Template
Training Checklists (version 1)

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