What is a Child Care Nurse Health Consultant?

Child Care Nurse Health Consultants collaborate with child care providers, directors, an owners to ensure the health and safety of children in child care settings. They offer expert guidance and technical assistance on a variety of health and safety topics.

Child Care Nurse Health Consultants offer guidance to assist child care providers in successfully including children with special health or medical needs, ensuring a safe and supportive child care setting.

How can Child Care Nurse Health Consultants Help Child Care Providers?

Help providers develop strategies for caring for children with special health and medical needs
Review health and safety policies for child care providers
Provide up-to-date information on the latest guidelines, policies and information regarding child health and safety
Offer support through telephone consultations, virtual consultations, or on-site-visits
Conduct health and safety trainings for child care providers
Provide Medication Administration Training
Provide communicable diseases information
Review health care plans for children with special health and medical needs
Provide health and safety education for parents and children

Services and Resource

Training Requests and Descriptions

Training Calendar

Technical Assistance Request

Medication Administration

Medical Action Plans

Morning Health Checks

Allergies

Asthma

Seizures

Environmental Cleaning

Handwashing

Oral Health

Exclusion

Creepy Crawly Creatures

Summertime Safety

Resources

CCNHC/CCHE
Informational Video

CCNHC Flyer

Team

Dedication. Expertise. Passion.

West Virginia has six Child Care Nurse Health Consultants available to assist child care providers across the state. Each Child Care Resource and Referral Region (CCR&R) has a designated Child Care Nurse Health Consultant. Please locate your Child Care Nurse Health Consultant based on your CCR&R region.