Child care professionals with breastfeeding knowledge and supportive practices can increase the length of time babies are breastfed, leading to better health for moms and babies.

Breastfeeding in Child Care Toolkit

• For Child Care Center Professionals | Spanish.

• For Family Child Care Home Professionals | Spanish.

Toolkit resources

• Tips for Starting your Breastfed Baby in Child Care – a toolkit for parents/guardians | Spanish.

• Feeding Plan | Spanish.

Breastfeeding-Friendly Child Care Self-Assessment

• Centers | Spanish.

• Family Home | Spanish.

• Breastfeeding-Friendly Action Plan | Spanish.

• Breastfeeding-Friendly Child Care Sample Policy | Spanish.

• Adaptable community resources template.

• Colorado breastfeeding laws (bilingual).

• Child Care Breast Milk Storage Guidelines (bilingual).

• Paced bottle feeding handout (bilingual).

Toolkit training

• Webinar: Breastfeeding in Child Care Toolkit Training - a train-the-trainer webinar for partners.
• Partner slide deck: Breastfeeding in Child Care Toolkit Training Presentation for Partners - a presentation for partners to adapt and use to train child care professionals.
• Supporting Breastfeeding in Child Care - interactive online breastfeeding training module available for:
  • Child care professionals - PDIS (Professional Development Information System) - Colorado Shines training site for early childhood professionals. Search “breastfeeding” in the Course Catalog.
  • CO.TRAIN - Colorado’s Learning Management System. Search “breastfeeding” or course ID 1079357.

Colorado breastfeeding friendly recognition programs

Find a breastfeeding friendly child care professional.

Breastfeeding information for child care professionals

• The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

  • Breastfeeding - national guidelines and recommendations, handling and storage, policies, FAQs and more.

  • Healthy Childcare – information on infant feeding and diapering.

• Office on Women’s Health (OWH) - general breastfeeding information, pumping tips and employer information, including the Business Case for Breastfeeding toolkit.  Call the OWH Helpline at 1-800-994-9662 or visit.

• Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine - helpful information and protocols on breast milk benefits, storage, and more.

• National standards on quality health and safety practices and policies for child care professionals:

  • Caring for Our Children: National Health and Safety Performance Standards Guidelines for Early Care and Education Programs.

  • Stepping Stones to Caring for Our Children.

• Carolina Global Breastfeeding Institute (CGBI) – materials and handouts for child care professionals.

• InfaNET- Infant nutrition for child care providers.

• Boulder County - breastfeeding toolkits, materials, and local resources.

• Let’s Move Child Care - useful breastfeeding and infant feeding materials.