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CCHCs and the Five Critical Components of ECCS

Access to Health Insuranceand Medical Home

Educate ECE providers about the importance ofmedical home

Build linkages between ECE and primary care providers

Review records for documentation of health insuranceand medical home

Provide ECE providers and families with informationabout health insurance (including SCHIP) andsources for no-/low-cost care

Collaborate with others to manage childrenshealth care needs

Mental Health and Social-Emotional Development

Promote/provide developmentalscreenings for all children

Review records/screen for MH andsocial-emotional health

Provide referrals to MH consultants/services and other community services

Collaborate/consult with childrenshealth professionals

Early Care andEducation/ Child Care

Educate ECE providers about physical and social-emotional health

Assess the quality of health and safety practices Support ECE providers in developing policies andprotocols to comply with health and safety standards,includingCaring for Our Children

Support ECE providers in meeting NAEYCaccreditation, QRS or other quality standards

Provide families with information on how torecognize quality in ECE programs

Parenting Education

Provide training and/or printed materialsto parents about physical and social-

emotional health Train/provide support to ECE providers on

parenting education Assess families parenting education

needs, including information on physicaland social-emotional health

Refer ECE providers and families toparenting education and othercommunity services

Family Support

Assist ECE providers in developingpolicies and procedures to identify and

assist at-risk children and families Support ECE providers in assessing parents

needs for family support Refer ECE providers and families to home

visiting, family reunification and othercommunity services

Collaborate/consult with service and eco-nomic assistance providers who are servingchildren and their families

Healthy Child Care Consultant Network Support Center, December 2008