Eco-Healthy Child Care
Eco-Healthy Child Care creates environments for kids that are safe and eco-healthy. Now available in more than 1,000 locations across the US and Canada!
Help has arrived for parents and child care providers who want to choose environments that are safe, healthy, and free of chemicals of concern. The Eco-Healthy Child Care (EHCC) program ensures that child care settings are as environmentally healthy as possible.
Child care facilities qualify as “Eco-Healthy” by completing a checklist that highlights 25 simple steps that ensure a safe place for children. Eco-Healthy providers commit to reducing children's exposure to toxics and other environmental health hazards. Request a checklist .
Facilities that qualify receive an endorsement certificate and a poster that let parents and others know of their efforts, and demonstrates their commitment to being Eco-Healthy. Endorsed programs are also listed on our website.
Looking for more resources?
Tips on how to go Eco-Healthy in:
English
- Picking safer plastics [PDF]
- Green cleaning recipes [PDF]
- Safe cleaning guide [PDF]
Spanish (español)
Russian (РУССКИЙ)
Traditional Chinese (國語)
Print out the Eco-Healthy Child Care checklist in
Looking for an Eco-Healthy Child Care Provider?
- View the current list of endorsed Eco-Healthy Child Care providers. Read profiles of child care providers who are Eco-Healthy.
- See a map of endorsed child care providers around the country.
National Expansion
Thanks to generous support from the Cedar Tree Foundation, this program is now available to child care providers throughout the nation! Twenty-eight representatives of state and national organizations are helping EHCC grow. Check out the EHCC National Advisory Committee.
Want to help your child care provider become Eco-Healthy?
If you have questions or would like to be endorsed as Eco-Healthy contact Hester Dooley at hesterd@ oeconline.org or 503-222-1963, ext. 119.
