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Age-Appropriate Information

• Infants Handbook - OCAL 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

Early Childhood Standards of Quality

• Infant and Toddler Programs PDF icon

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

• Child Management for Parents and Caregivers - OCAL PUB-331 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

• Tip Sheet for Guiding Infant/Toddler Behavior PDF icon

Child Abuse and Neglect

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

• Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Detection Reporting - OCAL PUB-629 PDF icon

• Understanding Sexual Abuse Investigations in Child Care - OCAL PUB-692 PDF icon

Child Health and Safety

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

• Hib Vaccine Shortage and 2009 Child Care Reporting Requirements PDF icon

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

• Preventing Food Bourne Illness (1998) PDF icon

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

• Snacks That Count - BCAL PUB-242 PDF icon

• Handbook for Public Playground Safety - CPSC PUB 325 (1997 Edition) PDF icon

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

• CPSC Infant/Child Product Recalls

• Lead Cleaning Guide PDF icon

• Information about RADON testing

Newsletters

• Michigan Child Care Matters Newsletter

Miscellaneous Links and Resources

• Afterschool Training Toolkit

• Family Child Care Insurance Information

• Michigan Head Start Association Inc.

• Sample Emergency Procedure Plans PDF icon

• Model Pest Management Policy PDF icon


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