Health

illustration of boy wearing mask

What If … Questions About Face Coverings from the Child’s Perspective

Questions and Answers (Q&A)
child holding own toy

Keeping Healthy and Safe: Play Time

Graphic Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
Keeping Healthy and Safe: Fighting Germs

Keeping Healthy and Safe: Fighting Germs

Graphic Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
Teacher wearing a face shield talking with children wearing masks while sitting far apart from each other

Keeping Healthy and Safe: Smaller Group Sizes

Graphic Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
drawing of girl wearing a face covering

Keeping Healthy and Safe: Face Coverings

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boy wearing face mask

Keeping Healthy and Safe: Physical Distancing

Graphic Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
teacher and child wearing protective masks

Getting Your Child Ready to Return to Childcare

Blogs, Learning and Growing Together
drawning of teacher reading to children

Returning to Childcare During COVID-19

Graphic Tip Sheets, Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
children stacking toys

Returning to Early Childhood Programs During COVID-19

Tool Kits
Keep Young Children Learning at Home During Trying Times

Keep Young Children Learning at Home During Trying Times

Blogs, Learning and Growing Together
parents watch child play with toy

Learning at Home During Trying Times

Resource Lists
Physical Development and Health

Physical Development and Health

Illinois Early Learning Moments
Household Safety: Medications, Poisons, and Other Hazards

Household Safety: Medications, Poisons, and Other Hazards

Resource Lists
drawing of child standing on book

Going to Kindergarten?

Graphic Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
Preschoolers' Nutrition and Fitness

Preschoolers’ Nutrition and Fitness

Resource Lists
Childhood Obesity

Childhood Obesity

Resource Lists
Immunizations: What Parents and Caregivers Need to Know

Immunizations: What Parents and Caregivers Need to Know

Resource Lists
Caring for Children with Asthma

Caring for Children with Asthma

Resource Lists
Supporting Resilience in Children Exposed to Domestic Violence

Supporting Resilience in Children Exposed to Domestic Violence

Resource Lists
Healthy Teeth! Early Brushing and Early Visits to the Dentist

Healthy Teeth! Early Brushing and Early Visits to the Dentist

Blogs, Children with Disabilities and Developmental Delays
Please Pass the Water

Please Pass the Water

Benchmark Videos
SIDS: Back to Sleep

SIDS: Back to Sleep

Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
Healthy Children Eat Right

Healthy Children Eat Right

Graphic Tip Sheets, Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
Asthma: Easing the Wheezing

Asthma: Easing the Wheezing

Tip Sheets
Teaching Children to Avoid "Stranger Danger"

Teaching Children to Avoid “Stranger Danger”

Tip Sheets
Eyes Right! Your Child’s Vision

Eyes Right! Your Child’s Vision

Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
Do You Hear What I Hear?

Do You Hear What I Hear?

Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
mom and child playing game

Things to Do While You’re Waiting: Physical Activities

Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
Eyes Right! Find Amblyopia Early

Eyes Right! Find Amblyopia Early

Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
Early Childhood Screenings: Another Form of Wellness Checks!

Early Childhood Screenings: Another Form of Wellness Checks!

Blogs, Children with Disabilities and Developmental Delays
What Is Developmental Screening?

What Is Developmental Screening?

Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
Fight Germs! Wash Your Hands!

Fight Germs! Wash Your Hands!

Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets Aligned to Benchmarks
Physical Fitness for Preschool-Age Children

Physical Fitness for Preschool-Age Children

Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets Aligned to Benchmarks
Outdoor Play: Weather or Not

Outdoor Play: Weather or Not

Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
child with dog

Pets and Young Children

Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
Immunizations: A Guide for Parents

Immunizations: A Guide for Parents

Questions and Answers (Q&A)
Protecting Children from Preventable Disease

Protecting Children from Preventable Disease

Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
Eating Right = Healthy Children

Eating Right = Healthy Children

Tip Sheets
Physical Fitness for Toddlers

Physical Fitness for Toddlers

Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
Lice Aren’t Nice!

Lice Aren’t Nice!

Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
ZZZs, Please! Bedtime for Preschoolers

ZZZs, Please! Bedtime for Preschoolers

Tip Sheets
Organized Sports and Young Children

Organized Sports and Young Children

Tip Sheets
mother with baby

Is My Child OK?

Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
Peanut Allergy Awareness

Peanut Allergy Awareness

Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
child with bowl of berries

Say Yes to Healthy Snacks!

Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
When Should I Send a Sick Child Home?

When Should I Send a Sick Child Home?

Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
Too Sick to Go to Child Care?

Too Sick to Go to Child Care?

Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
Dental Health for Babies

Dental Health for Babies

Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
Preventing Lead Poisoning in Children

Preventing Lead Poisoning in Children

Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets