Child Care Health Consultation (CCHC) Program

Child Care Health Consultation (CCHC) Program is sponsored by Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Office of Childhood. This initiative aims to enhance the health and wellness of children in care by providing direct access to health professionals who can advise on best practices, policies, and training for providers.

Child Care Health Consultation (CCHC) Program | Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Child Care Health Consultation (CCHC) Program The Child Care Health Consultation (CCHC) Program is a collaborative program between DESE's Office of Childhood and Local Public Health Agencies (LPHAs) throughout Missouri.

The purpose of the program is to enhance child care health, mental health, safety, and wellness practices for child care providers, children age newborn to kindergarten entry enrolled in child care, and their families, through the implementation of CCHC Program services.

Missouri’s LPHAs provide CCHC program services to child care providers and the children in their care at little or no cost to child care providers, therefore giving the opportunity for all child care providers to care for children in the safest and healthiest environments possible.

The CCHC Program enhances child care health and safety practices using Caring for Our Children National Health and Safety Performance Standards: Guidelines for Early Care and Education Programs , which includes guidelines for the role of the Child Care Health Consultant, to ensure all children have the ability to thrive in safe and healthy child care environments.

The CCHC Program utilizes nurses and other professional staff at Missouri’s LPHAs to provide program services. Each LPHA designates a Registered Nurse to serve as the Primary Child Care Health Consultant to coordinate the program by working with other professional staff and local community subject matter experts to build a strong rapport with child care providers in their area.

CCHC Program nurses and trainers work diligently to enhance the knowledge of child care providers, the children in their care, and their families regarding emerging and priority health issues. In doing so, they form one of the largest training and resource networks in Missouri.

Child Care Health Consultation Flyer Child Care Health Consultation Flyer Map and Contact Information Child Care Health Consultation (CCHC) Map and Contact Information Program Funding The CCHC Program is funded in part by the Child Care Development Fund (CCDF), a federal and state partnership program authorized under the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) and administered by states, territories and tribes with funding and support from the Administration for Children and Families’ Office of Child Care.

States use CCDF to provide financial assistance to low-income families to access child care so they can work or attend a job training or educational program.

In addition, states use the CCDF to invest in quality to benefit more children by building the skills and qualifications of the teacher workforce, supporting child care programs to achieve higher standards, and providing consumer education to help parents select child care that meets their families’ needs.

The CCHC Program is also funded in part by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services Title V Maternal Child Health Services Block Grant.

The Title V Maternal Child Health Services Block Grant is supported by the Health Resources Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under grant #B04MC47428, Maternal and Child Health Services for $12,834,718, of which $0 is from nongovernmental sources.

This information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government. For ALL MCH Activities Funded by the Title V MCH Block Grant. pdf