Child Care Consultation

MVNA provides consultation services and training to licensed childcare centers to encourage healthy and safe enviroments for children.

MVNA's Child Care Consultation team provides services to licensed child care centers in Hennepin, Ramsey and Anoka counties, providing health education to center directors, childcare staff, parents and children.

Child care centers with preschool and nursery programs receive an Annual Comprehensive Health Assessment, including review of health and safety policies and practices per MN DHS Rule 3. Staff education classes are also offered at a preferred discount rate with priority scheduling.

Child care centers with infants receive monthly consultation sigte visits. At the site vistis, the MVNA Child Care Consultation team observes staff care giving skills and enviromental conditions for sleeping, eating and playing.

Teaching and areas review in monthly consultation visits include:

• Bottle, formula and food preparation
• Proper diapering
• First aid
• Health records review
• Childhood illness care and preventation
• Medication administration
• OSHA and blood borne pathogens (training class)
• Play area safety
• Injury prevention/burns and suffocation
• Sanitation
• Annual Comprehensive Health Assessment, including review of Health and Safety Policies and Practices per MN DHS Rule 3

Nursing Consultation is available via the Nurse Line Monday through Friday, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at no additional charge for those receiving monthly consultation site visits.

Staff Education Courses:

• CPR and/or AED training
• First aid training
• OSHA training: Employee Right to Know, Bloodborne Pathogens
• Medication administration
• Playground safety and field trip preparation

How to activate services:

Call us at 612-617-617-4616