Transcript Indiana Child Care Nurse and Dietician Consultant Program FSSA Bureau of Child Care.

Indiana Child Care Nurse and Dietician
Consultant Program
FSSA Bureau of Child Care
Child Care Nurse/Dietician
Consultant Program
Presently, the Bureau of
Child Care’s Nurse
Consultant and Dietician
positions are responsible
for documenting
compliance with state
health, nutrition and
sanitation rules for
licensed child care
providers, group home
and institutions.
Child Care Nurse/Dietician
Consultant Program
The Indiana Child Care
Nurse/Dietician Consultant
program will promote healthy
growth and development of
children through
consultations and referrals.
They will also provide
training and needed
materials to child care
providers.
Child Care Nurse/Dietician
Consultant Program
This program will also be
responsible for the
development of resources,
and the dissemination of
information and materials
to licensed and licensed
exempt child care sites.
Child Care Nurse/Dietician
Consultant Program
The program content will
encourage childhood
development and
encourage childhood
school readiness through
promoting:
-child safety,
-health and nutrition.
-emotional development,
-immunizations,
-any other identified needs
Child Care Nurse/Dietician
Consultant Program
The ultimate goal is to
provide resources to enhance
the provision of quality
childcare and promote
healthy actions by child care
providers, parents and
children.
Child Care Nurse/Dietician
Consultant Program
With this enhanced role, the
nurses and dietician will be
responsible for collaboration
with the staff who monitor
registered ministries, licensed
homes and licensed child care
centers, as well as with child
care providers within the state.
Child Care Nurse/Dietician
Consultant Program
Besides individual consultation
and statewide training services,
the Nurse Consultants will be
conducting random assessments
of child care providers to
validate and identify quality
improvement issues and training
opportunities which will
enhance the health and
development of children
residing in Indiana.
Child Care
Nurse/Dietician
Consultant
Program
Areas of focus for
this program
includes:
1. Health literacy, practices and education
2. Nutrition training
3. Safety needs of children.
4. Safe infant sleeping positions/ SIDS reduction
5. Food Service Safety
6. Normal growth and development,
7. Promotion of quality child care
8. Policy and "best practice" information
9. Resource and referral for childcare providers and
community
10. Information regarding rules and standards,
11. Technical advice to out of home childcare
providers, and QRS information
11. Assessment and education onsite for providers
12. Coordinating health efforts with professionals and
community programs
Child Care Consultant’s Role
Consultants will be
available to assist:
-Licensed facilities
-Unlicensed Ministries
-Other unregulated
care
- Bureau of Child Care
staff
Child Care Nurse/Dietician
Consultant Program
Consultants will be
responsible for the
coordinating of
information to other
health professionals,
agencies and programs
which offer services to
child care settings in the
state.
Child Care Nurse/Dietician
Consultant Program
Random assessments of
home care, ministries
and licensed centers will
occur quarterly to
proactively identify
patterns and trends of
topics which need
education and training.
Quarterly Data Will be Collected to
Evaluate the Effectiveness of Programs
Data will include:
-Location
-Topic
-Number of participants
-Materials provided
-Comments by provider
-Identified needs
Cross Training of Licensing
Consultants will Occur by:



Review of revised
survey
Education of
immunization
guidelines, food
regulations, sanitation
issues
Shadowing of
licensing consultants
by nurses
Timeline
1. April, 2007- Revise licensing consultant survey
2. May 2007 – Statewide training plan development with IACCRR
3. July, 2007- Perform cross-training of licensing consultants
4. July, 2007 Continue to develop program information
5. September, 2007 - Continue to develop Consultant program and
resource information
6. October 1, 2007 - Implement Program
Please contact us with any ideas or
if we can help you !
Thank You !





Toni Elzy, RN, BSN
Diana Gullett, RN, BSN
Paula McClain, RN, BGS
Melanie Childress, BS, RD, MS, CD
Anita Doctor, RN, MA, MSN, NP-c, CPHQ