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Child Care Programs at DOH
Training and Consultations for Child Care Centers

Two easy ways...

The Saint Louis County Department of Health offers two easy ways to get helpful tips about the health and safety of the young children in your care.

  1. Consultation, free of charge, on-site from a Child Care Health Consultant to help assess your center's needs, assess your training needs, review immunization records and assist in communicable disease control.
  2. Training, free of charge, is available for childcare staff and interested parents at public libraries around Saint Louis County.
Topics offered:
  • Asthma Management in the Young Child
  • Back to Sleep, Keeping Our Babies Safer
  • Child Passenger Safety
  • Hand Washing for Staff
  • Head Lice Prevention
  • Healthy Habits in Young Children: Nutritional Environment
  • Healthy Habits in Young Children: Physical Activity
  • Heart Attack: Act in Time
  • Injury Prevention in the Child Care Setting
  • Lead Poisoning Prevention for Staff
  • Oral Health
  • Preparing the Immunization Report
  • Ready in 3: Emergency Preparedness
  • Reducing the Risk of Communicable Disease
  • Stress Relief for Staff and Parents
  • Stroke: Know the Signs
Training Clock Hours are awarded to staff who attend.
We can teach the kids in your center how to wash their hands, too!


For more information, or to register for training, call:
 (314) 522-6410 x6313 or 6302.

Contact TTY (314) 615-8428 if you need an accommodation
in order to make this program accessible.


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