Health Care Consultant Services

For child care and after school providers who want assistance to create a useful, easy-to-follow Health Care Plan, and want to become approved by New York State Office of Children and Family Services to administer medication, the Child Care Council offers the services of a Health Care Consultant.

The Health Care Consultant Service includes at least one site visit, with follow-up consultation, and all of the following:

  1. Assistance in developing policies and procedures related to health and infection control regulations, including:
    • Child health policies and procedures
    • Staff health policies and procedures
    • Staff training
    • Daily health checks
    • Infection control policies and procedures
    • Emergency policies and procedures
    • Caring for mildly-ill children
    • Caring for children with special health care needs, like asthma, allergies requiring medications, seizure disorders, diabetes, etc.
    • Medication administration policies and procedures, including required permission, instructions, safe administration, documentation, storage disposal, etc.
  2. Resource material that will help you comply with your policies and procedures
  3. Updates regarding any changes that may impact your Plan, including regulations, forms, immunization schedules, etc.
  4. Updates to your plan as needed, like adding or removing authorized staff to administer medication. Copies of your updated Plan will be provided to your licensor/registrar for final approval.
  5. Ongoing technical assistance as needed

The fees for Health Care Consultant Services to be renewed every two years are as follows:

Price for Council Members Price for Non-Members
Family Child Care Provider $100   Family Child Care Provider $125
Group Family Child Care Provider $130   Group Family Child Care Provider $165
Child Care Center $220   Child Care Center $270
School Age Program $220   School Age Program $270

50% discount for each additional site

Optional package:
For an additional $25, you will receive a well-organized binder that contains your Health Care Plan, featuring tabs that separate each topic area and include specific policies, procedures and resource and reference material.

To get started with the Health Care Consultant, print and fill out the two following forms, and return to Katherine Mancini.
By fax: (914) 886-0281
By email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
By mail: 313 Central Park Avenue, Scarsdale, NY 10583

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Child Care Council of Westchester, Inc.

313 Central Park Avenue
Scarsdale, New York 10583

Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm
Child Care Specialists extended hours are available on Tuesdays until 7pm to help you make an informed decision about child care.

Phone: (914) 761-3456
Toll-Free: 1 (844) 387-7525

Fax: (914) 761-1957

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