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    Learn about resources for cleaning, respiratory and hand hygiene, and preventing the spread of infections in your early care and education program.

    • COVID-19 Guidance for Operating Early Care and Education/Childcare Programs
    • Home Visitors: Strategies to prevent the spread of COVID-19
    • Childhood Immunizations Resources
    • Hand Hygiene in School and Early Care and Education
    • Handwashing & Nail Hygiene
    • Diapering and Infant Feeding
    • Coughing and Sneezing
    • Shigella Information for Childcare Facilities
    • Animals in Schools and Childcare
    • Flu and Young Children
    • Seasonal Flu Information for Schools & Childcare Providers
    Page last reviewed: April 21, 2022
    Content source: National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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