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Age-Appropriate Information

• Infants Handbook - BCAL PUB-90 PDF icon

• School Age Handbook - BCAL PUB-91 PDF icon

• Toddlers Handbook - BCAL PUB-92 PDF icon

• Preschoolers Handbook - BCAL PUB-93 PDF icon

• Kindergartners Handbook - BCAL PUB-94 PDF icon

• Rhythm, Rhymes and Happy Times - BCAL PUB-95 PDF icon

• Use of Indoor Space and Equipment PDF icon

• Early On


Early Childhood Standards of Quality

• Model Standards for Out-of-School Time Programs in Michigan PDF icon

• Infant and Toddler Programs PDF icon

• Prekindergarten PDF icon


Child Behavior

• Working With Children Who Have Special Needs - BCAL PUB-96 PDF icon

• Time Out PDF icon

• Social-Emotional Health and School Readiness - A Guide for Parents with Children Birth to Age 5 PDF icon

• Toilet Learning and the Toddler - BCAL PUB-686 PDF icon

• Keeping Track at all Times: Preventing Lost Children - BCAL PUB-687 PDF icon

• Biting: What Can I Do To Stop It - BCAL PUB-688 PDF icon

• Fussy Baby - BCAL PUB-689 PDF icon

• Positive Methods of Discipline Video

• Tip Sheet for Guiding Infant/Toddler Behavior PDF icon

• Child Care Enhancement Program


Child Abuse and Neglect

• Mandated Reporter's Resource Guide - DHS Pub 112 PDF icon

• Report of Actual or Suspected Child Abuse or Neglect - DHS-3200 PDF icon

• The Role of Professional Child Care Providers in Preventing and Responding to Child Abuse and Neglect


Child Health and Safety

• Outdoor Home Playground Safety Handbook (Child Care Homes Only) PDF icon

• Preparing for the Flu: A Communication Toolkit for Child Care and Early Childhood Programs PDF icon

• Child and Adult Care Food Program

• Baby & Kid Product Recalls - Consumer Product Safety Commission

• Healthy Children - American Academy of Pediatricians Website

• Let's Keep it Clean - Maintaining a Healthy Environment for Children PDF icon

• Managing Communicable Diseases in Child Care Settings - BCAL PUB-111 PDF icon

• Never Shake a Baby (CTF-PUB-213) PDF icon

• Snacks That Count - BCAL PUB-242 PDF icon

• Immunization Information

• Disaster Preparedness to Meet Children's Needs

• Animals and Children: Friends or Foes? - BCAL PUB-685 PDF icon

• Lead Cleaning Guide PDF icon

• Information about RADON testing


Miscellaneous Links and Resources

• Afterschool Training Toolkit

• Born Learning

• Michigan After-School Partnership

• Michigan Head Start Association Inc.

• Model Pest Management Policy PDF icon

• Transportation Requirements for Child Care Homes at a Glance - BCAL PUB-788 PDF icon

• Transportation Requirements for Child Care Centers at a Glance - BCAL PUB-789 PDF icon

• Program Administrators - Your Program, NAEYC Accredited

• Sample Emergency Procedure Plans PDF icon

• School-Age Youth Development Certificate and Credential




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