Eco-Healthy Child Care

Eco-Healthy Child Care These hazards can adversely impact children’s health. Eco-Healthy providers commit to reducing children's exposure to environmental health hazards.

Eco-Healthy Child Care® (EHCC) is a national program that partners with child care professionals to eliminate environmental health hazards found in or around child care facilities. Eco-Healthy Child Care® (EHCC) supports child care providers in creating child care settings that are as environmentally healthy as possible. The program allows parents to choose child care facilities that are committed

to creating a safer, healthier environment for children to learn and grow. Child care centers and family home programs qualify as “Eco-Healthy” by completing a checklist that highlights 30 simple, free or low-cost steps that help you make safer choices for children.

Prevent pests before they become a problem! Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is a cost-effective way to control pests, l...
05/15/2026

Prevent pests before they become a problem! Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is a cost-effective way to control pests, limiting the use of chemical pesticides.

To learn more, see our IPM fact sheet! https://cehn.org/factsheets/

Happy National Provider Appreciation Day!👣👶🏽 Child care is the cornerstone of a working society, and we are so grateful ...
05/08/2026

Happy National Provider Appreciation Day!👣👶🏽 Child care is the cornerstone of a working society, and we are so grateful for all the hard work providers perform every day to keep the kids in their care safe and healthy.

Meet Lorna Parks! A child care provider in Detroit, MI, owner of House of Joy Child Care, and participant of EHCC's Litt...
04/30/2026

Meet Lorna Parks! A child care provider in Detroit, MI, owner of House of Joy Child Care, and participant of EHCC's Little Lungs Big Futures initiative. Parks has opened up her facility to EHCC's environmental health recommendations and air quality monitoring. She is one of the many invaluable providers doing amazing work to protect children's health. Thank you!

Happy Earth Day! From planting trees to eating veggies, let us know how you plan to celebrate our amazing home.🌲🌍️ ...
04/22/2026

Happy Earth Day! From planting trees to eating veggies, let us know how you plan to celebrate our amazing home.🌲🌍️

04/02/2026

Today is the 3rd Annual Black Maternal & Environmental Health Day! We celebrate the resilience of Black Mamas, child care providers, and the advocates fighting for the protection of our first environment–the womb. Thank you to all our partners and the cities & states that have proclaimed today .

April is National Healthy Homes Month! Here are a few ways you can create spaces where kids feel safe. 🏠🌳Check out our w...
04/01/2026

April is National Healthy Homes Month! Here are a few ways you can create spaces where kids feel safe. 🏠🌳

Check out our website for fact sheets with more ways to protect children’s health!

From bringing clean water to Flint to founding Young, Gifted, and Green, LaTricea Adams has spent over a decade advocati...
03/25/2026

From bringing clean water to Flint to founding Young, Gifted, and Green, LaTricea Adams has spent over a decade advocating for Black maternal and children’s health. Join CEHN’s Nsedu Witherspoon in conversation with LaTricea ahead of Black Maternal and Environmental Health Day (April 2)

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Today is the 3rd Annual Black Maternal & Environmental Health Day! We celebrate the resilience of Black Mamas & the advo...
03/25/2026

Today is the 3rd Annual Black Maternal & Environmental Health Day! We celebrate the resilience of Black Mamas & the advocates fighting for the protection of our first environment–the womb. Thank you to all our partners and the cities & states that have proclaimed today .

Spring has sprung! If the warmer weather and fresh air are inspiring you to clean, here are some tips for doing so in a ...
03/10/2026

Spring has sprung! If the warmer weather and fresh air are inspiring you to clean, here are some tips for doing so in a way that protects kids' health.


Check out ATSDR's new resource: Prenatal Assessment of Environmental Risk (PEAR). The six PAER infographics provide conc...
02/18/2026

Check out ATSDR's new resource: Prenatal Assessment of Environmental Risk (PEAR). The six PAER infographics provide concise information to help pregnant women make choices to reduce their exposure to chemicals and other hazards. Scan the QR code to read more!

Clean doesn’t have a smell!👃🧽 Swipe to see what fragrance isn't always so sweet and what you can do to have cleaner air ...
02/10/2026

Clean doesn’t have a smell!👃🧽 Swipe to see what fragrance isn't always so sweet and what you can do to have cleaner air in your child care facilities!

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