This project seeks to protect the environmental health of children by collaborating with childcare administrators to improve policies and practices in early childhood settings. 200+ early childhood…

This $145,033 cooperative agreement from the Environmental Protection Agency's Protection of Children from Environmental Health Risks program (CFDA 66.609) supports efforts to protect children's environmental health in early childhood settings. The Community Development Institute will collaborate with over 200 early childhood professionals to increase their knowledge of environmental risks and conduct environmental assessments benefiting an estimated 17,000 children during the first year of the award period from June 2021 through May 2023. National environmental health assessments will be made available in the second year through partnerships with early care and education networks, reaching over 130,000 additional childcare professionals. The funding will allow for identifying risks in early childhood settings and establishing policies and practices to improve environmental health protection for children.

This project seeks to protect the environmental health of children by collaborating with childcare administrators to improve policies and practices in early childhood settings. 200+ early childhood professionals will increase their knowledge of environmental risks and identify risks in their own settings through environmental assessments benefitting an estimated 17,000 children in year one. Environmental health assessments will be made available nationally in year two, through partnerships with national early care and education networks, reaching 130,000+ childcare professionals.