Websites for IPM in Childcare Centers
Better Kid Care - Penn State University
- Better Kid Care provides professional development opportunities and educational information on caring for children.
- School/Daycare IPM website: Links to information for different stakeholders involved in school and daycare IPM (administrative, IPM committee, IPM coordinator, maintenance personnel, school teachers). http://www.umass.edu/umext/schoolipm/school_daycare/school_ipm_sch01.html
- School IPM Program website: Central location where schools/daycare can create/edit IPM plans on line, can search for a school’s or daycare’s IPM plan, shows state compliance rates, pesticides not allowed on school grounds, and checklists to follow. http://www.massnrc.org/ipm/
- School and Child Care Urban IPM (includes link to short intro to IPM in schools piece): http://ag.arizona.edu/urbanipm/schools/index.html
- * School and Child Care IPM Tool Box: Compiled list of IPM introductory mailers, posters for different school groups (kitchen staff, teachers, custodians, etc), documents used to implement an IPM plan, policy information, architectural guidelines, recognition and awards for implementing IPM. Items available in Word, PDF and/or PowerPoint. http://ag.arizona.edu/urbanipm/schools/tool_box/index.html
- School IPM website: Extensive list of factsheets for implementation of IPM in schools and daycare including checklists, how to hire an IPM pest management professional, how to know if you’re receiving IPM services, and PowerPoint presentation and script. http://spcpweb.org/schools/
* University of California San Francisco School of Nursing
- California Childcare Health Program: IPM – A Toolkit for Early Care and Education Programs. Free download of a curriculum booklet on implementing IPM, including factsheets for common pests, posters, and a checklist booklet with explanations. http://www.ucsfchildcarehealth.org/
