Sanford Health

Child Development

Have you ever asked yourself “Why do children do that?” or “What will my child do next?” Child development experts at Sanford Children’s may be able to help answer your child development questions.

As the community outreach arm of Sanford Children’s, CHILD Services’ staff are able to connect the many resources of Sanford Children’s and the community together to meet the needs of children and families. Through services and information, trained staff are available to assist parents, child care providers and early childhood teachers in obtaining information on children’s development.

To access all services contact us at (605) 333-0698 or email childsrv@sanfordhealth.org

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Early Childhood Links

For Parents:

  • KidsHealth
    http://kidshealth.org/PageManager.jsp?lic=199&ps=101 
  • Preventive Ounce
    www.preventiveoz.org

  • Birth to three
    www.birthtothree.org
     
  • Behavioral Development Initiatives
    www.temperament.com
     
  • National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
    NHTSA Child Safety Seat Information
     
  • American Academy of Pediatrics guidelines
    www.aap.org/family/carseatguide.htm
     
  • Proper use of booster seats
    www.boosterseat.gov
     
  • Auto Safety
    www.kidshealth.org/parent
     
  • Toy Recall Information
    www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/category/toy.html
     
  • Growing Healthy of Sioux Falls
    www.healthysiouxfalls.org

 

For Child Care Providers:

  • National Child Care Information Center
     www.nccic.org
     
  • National Association for the Education of Young Children
    www.naeyc.org
     
  • Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations of Early Learning
    http://csefel.uiuc.edu/
     
  • Program for Infant Toddler Caregivers
    www.pitc.org
     
  • South Dakota Division of Child Care Services
    dss.sd.gov/childcare/
     
  • Zero to Three
    www.zerotothree.org
     
  • Family Child Care Professionals of South Dakota
    www.sdchildcare.org
     
  • South Dakota Association for the Education of Young Children
    http://www.sdaeyc.org/
     
  • National Association for Family Child Care
    www.nafcc.org
     
  • Growing Healthy of Sioux Falls
    www.healthysiouxfalls.org

 

10/21/2009

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