1. Eco-Healthy Child Care Kate McArdle k.mcardle@childcarecouncil.com November 17 th, 2012

2. What is Eco-Healthy Child Care? EHCC is a National Program administered through Children’s Environmental Health Network (CEHN) which offers comprehensive environmental health standards to child care providers

3. What is Eco-Healthy Child Care? Protects children and their caregivers from harmful environmental toxins Offers free or low-cost solutions to providers that are easy to implement Provides resources, technical assistance and training to providers Markets EHCC-endorsed facilities

4. 11 Training Areas Pest Control Lead Mercury Furniture & Carpets Art Supplies Plastics Radon Playground Equipment Household Chemicals Garbage & Recycling

5. New York State 98% of Child Care Providers are Women 1,428,054 Women in New York State in search of child care

6. What should I look for? EHCC endorsed facility 11 training areas Comply with 24 out of 30 items on EHCC Checklist OR A provider or center with a willingness to learn & become Eco-Healthy!

7. How EHCC Works: www.ecohealthychildcare.org or www.cehn.org/ehccwww.ecohealthychildcare.org Materials free on the Web o16 fact sheets* oCenter endorsement checklist oSpanish, Russian and traditional Chinese Facilities meeting requirements are endorsed by EHCC for 2 years Parents search for EHCC-endorsed centers on CEHN website

8. What Providers receive for EHCC Endorsement : Certificate Poster Posting on our Web site so parents can locate EHCC centers in their area Marketing benefits through EHCC Website and media stories Eco-Healthy tips by e-mail Additional educational materials Reduced toxics at their facilities!

9. Eco-Healthy Child Care Child Care Council, Inc. Who we are and what we do 2011 Received NYSP2I Community Grant 2012 EPA with CHNY

10. For More Information: Child Care Council www.childcarecouncil.com www.childcarecouncil.com Kate McArdle k.mcardle@childcarecouncil.org k.mcardle@childcarecouncil.org 585-654-4752 Referrals 585- 654-1286 CEHN www.cehn.orgwww.cehn.org Carol Stroebel CarolS@cehn.org