Guidance on Safe Sleep Practices in Child Care and Early Education Settings

The American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Public Health Association, and the National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care and Early Education recently released Safe Sleep Practices and SIDS/Suffocation Risk Reduction (2012).  The document describes 27 nationally recognized standards on safe sleep and reducing the risk of sudden infant death syndrome and suffocation in child care and early education settings. The standards are taken from Caring for Our Children: National Health and Safety Performance Standards; Guidelines for Early Care and Education Programs (3rd Ed., 2011).