Wildwood helps Childcare providers be successful!

Welcome to  Wildwood Online
 Wildwood C.A.C.F.P. and Wildwood Resources, Inc. 
 
This website is open to all child care providers and anyone interested in the care of children.  We hope to have a site that will help you succeed in providing the best experience to those in your care because at Wildwood our mission is to help "those who care for children."
 
The two newest features on our site, "Recalls - Food, Toys, Wellness" and "Healthy Helper" our nutrition blog  exemplify our commitment to health and wellness for you and your children.  The Recall page features the latest information on recalls for food, health and wellness products targeting children and providers.  We offer links to the CPC and USDA as well as updates from the CDHPE.  Healthy Habits offers insights into nutrition, offering advice, recipes and also allows you the audience to share your comments.
 
Our food program page offers the latest C.A.C.F.P. National news as well as updates for the Colorado Providers.  We also offer links to services both in Colorado and on a National Scale. Check out the recipe section, each one includes a creditable statement to help you with your menu planning.  We are always looking for new recipes so feel free to send us yours.
  
In addition, Wildwood Resources is our fundraising branch and offers business tools and correspondence courses to help you run a successful child care business.  All of our merchandise is offered on a National basis and are designed for all types of child care operations.  
 
Wildwood Food Program
The Wildwood C.A.C.F.P. links will connect existing members and those interested joining in our food program. We are a private non-profit organization that has served Colorado child care providers since 1976. We sponsor the USDA Child and Adult Care Food Program and offer a variety of food and nutrition support services to "those who care for children."
 
Wildwood Resources
Wildwood Resources
 is dedicated to helping child care and daycare providers. We provide business tools and resources to help your child care business run efficiently. In addition, we also offer child care correspondence classes for ongoing education credit and licensing. Exclusive to Colorado residents, is our 15-hour Pre-licensing Course, and Universal Precautions Course, both of which are required for licensing within Colorado (if you do not live in Colorado, our Universal Precautions class may be accepted in your state, check your state rules to be sure). 

What's New
2010 Forms Facts and Figures - Available August 3rd
 To order, click here
 
Food Safety Class for Family Child Care Providers  The Department of Nutrition at the University of Massachusetts has announced that it will be offering a food safety class beginning on February 24, 2010.  For more information and to resister, go to: http://www.umassone.net/foodsafetydaycare/index.html
 
FREE Online SIDS course for Child Care Providers
The American Academy of Pediatrics is offering a free online course on SIDS.  You can access this free course by going to: http://www.healthychildcare.org/sids.html#sidsmodule.
 
Educational Materials for Child Care Providers.
You can now download and/or order Growth and Development Cards and other materials from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment's website.  To download these materials go to: http://www.cdphe.state.co.us/ps/cash/partnersinprevention/index.html
(the documents are on the bottom right part of the page).
To order these materials go to: http://welcome.cohealthresources.org/.
 
Important Information About Recent Large Recall of Foods Containing Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein.
See our Recall section for more information and a searchable list of products included in this recall.
 
Do you know what food causes the most choking deaths in children?   Find this valuable information and how you can prevent choking in young children on our Healthy Helper Blog.
 
 

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