Teachers, Toddlers and Tissues: Candid Conversations on Health and Child Care

Teachers, Toddlers and Tissues: Candid Conversations on Health and Child Care aims to help build early childhood educators’ understanding of, comfort with, and implementation of best health practices for children in keeping with the Caring for Our Children national guidelines, created by the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Public Health Association.

In each episode, early childhood education specialist Rachel Giannini and pediatrician Dr. Dipesh Navsaria discuss how early childhood educators can improve the health and well-being of the children and families in their daily care, avoid unnecessary health-related exclusions from that care, and become better informed and prepared ECE providers. Teachers, Toddlers and Tissues aims to address commonly asked questions about health concerns in child care settings, covering topics including viral illness, mental and behavioral health, feeding, children with special needs, cultural diversity and inclusion, referrals to community resources, and so much more.

Teachers, Toddlers, and Tissues is a production of the Wisconsin Early Childhood Health Consultation program housed at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Human Ecology.  This podcast is funded by the Wisconsin Department of Children and Families, and sponsored by the American Academy of Pediatrics Council on Early Childhood. 

A sample selection of episodes is below. For the full podcast library, click here.