Child Care Health Consultants (CCHC’s) are trained health professionals who work with licensed childcare centers and homes. They work in partnership with early educators to improve, promote, and maintain quality services that ensure children’s safe and healthy growth and development. They do this by:
• Assessing the childcare environment for health and safety
• Developing strategies for including children with special health care and medication needs
• Providing support to prevent and manage injuries and infectious disease
• Connecting early educators and families to community health resources
• Providing up-to-date information on regulations and best practices
• Providing health and safety training and technical assistance
Information for Wake County Childcare Providers
Wake County Childcare Health Consultants
Five public health nurses serve as childcare health consultants to Wake County childcare centers. Pictured from left to right are Latasha Hopkins, RN; Krista Barbour, RN, Nursing Supervisor; Lisa Terry, RN, Megan Hoekstra, RN, and Daisy Clemmons, RN.
These childcare health consultants serve Wake County childcare centers by zip code. Find your childcare health consultant here.
Laws and Rules
Licensing
NC Department of Health and Human Services
Division of Child Development and Early Education
Licensing Requirements
Sanitation Rules
Division of Public Health, Environmental Health Section
Rules Governing the Sanitation of Child Care Centers
15A NCAC 18A.2800
Communicable Disease Reports
Division of Public Health, Epidemiology
Reportable Diseases in North Carolina
§ 130A‑136. School principals and child care operators to report
In Wake County, make reports to the
Communicable Disease Program
Wake County Public Health
Phone: 919-250-4462
Fax: 919-743-4905
Abuse and neglect reports
N.C. General Statute 7B-301 Duty to report abuse, neglect, dependency, or death due to maltreatment.
In Wake County make reports to
Child Protective Services
Wake County Social Services
Report Abuse and Neglect
919-212-7990 (English)
919-212-7963 (Espanol)