Health, Safety and Nutrition

  • When your child is Sick:

How sick is too sick for child care? Keep me Home If...  a guide for parents.

  • Child Passenger Safety Information
NEW Information about child safety seat requirements......

New state law will require booster seats for children under 8 years old!

| Wednesday, Oct 05 2011 01:02 PM
Children in cars will be required to ride in a booster seat until they are 8 years old under a new law signed Tuesday by Gov. Jerry Brown.Current law requires booster seats for children until they reach the age of 6 or weigh at least 60 pounds.Sen. Noreen Evans, D-Santa Rosa, said that does not go far enough, and Brown agreed. Exceptions will be made for any child 7 years old or younger who is at least 4 feet 9.Similar legislation was vetoed twice by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. The new law will go into effect on Jan. 1, 2012
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    • MyPlate:      My Plate replaces the food pyramid. Click here for more information.

    • Whooping Cough

    Whooping Cough has become a serious health concern in Kern County. The Kern County Health Department has information for parents; in English and En Español.

    • Swine Flu



    Child Passenger Safety Seat Video 2004

    In 2004, Community Connection for Child Care, with a grant from State Farm Insurance, produced a video to help parents learn about the importance of installing a child passenger safety seat correctly, techniques to do so, and tips for safe driving with little ones in the car. View Car Seat Safety Video (en Español)

    Operation Car Seat: For a list of child passenger safety seat inspection sites and agencies that can help qualified families pay for a child passenger safety seat click here. ORGANIZATIONS


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