Also called: CCHC, Child Care Nurse Consultant
A nurse or health professional who visits daycares to help them handle allergies, medicines, illness outbreaks and safe sleep for babies.
She visits a center where a new toddler has a severe peanut allergy and trains every teacher to use an EpiPen. Then she reviews the handwashing routine after a stomach bug swept the infant room and checks that the cribs meet safe-sleep rules.
Estimate; many are part-time contractors.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 6 years after high school. Usually a registered nurse (BSN) with pediatric or public health experience, plus a national child care health consultant course.
Ways in: 4-year college, Certification. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Nursing, Public Health, Early Childhood Education.
Growing faster than average. Several states require licensed child care programs to use health consultants.
Low risk for 10 years. AI can draft policies and track shot records; hands-on staff training and site visits stay human.
Classes: Biology, Health science CTE, Child development.
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