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If you are looking for information on the requirements for applying pesticides near schools (not on school owned property), visit Addressing Pesticide Applications Near Schools and Child Care Facilities.

• Healthy Schools Act Compliance Packet for Child Care Centers, PDF (843 kb)
  • HSA Guidance Resources
  • Healthy Schools Act Requirements in English, PDF (146 kb) or En Español, PDF (1.1 mb)
  • IPM Plan for Child Care Centers, PDF (180 kb)
  • Annual Notification of Pesticide Use, PDF (101 kb)
  • Registry for Notice of Pesticide Applications, PDF (607 kb)
  • Pesticide Application Warning Sign, PDF (53 kb)
  • Pesticide Use Reporting for School and Child Care Center Employees, PDF (228 kb)
    Starting January 1, 2015, school districts and child care centers are required to submit pesticide use reports to DPR using this form. For January 1 to December 31, 2015 submit reports of pesticide applications to DPR no later than January 30, 2016. A good idea is to start keeping your records on the form, PDF (228 kb) now!
  • Pesticide Use Report - Absence of Reporting Form, word (60 kb) - Use this template to let us know your district does not have any pesticide use to report, then send it via e-mail.
  • Pesticide Use Report for Pest Control Businesses, PDF (218 kb)
• The law does not require an integrated pest management plan, posting, notification, recordkeeping, or reporting for treatments involving certain kinds of pesticide products. Training is always required. The categories of products exempted are:
  • Self-contained baits and traps
  • Gels or pastes used for crack-and-crevice treatments
  • Antimicrobials
  • Products listed as minimum-risk pesticides by the U.S. EPA
    
  To determine whether a product is exempt or not, review the categories above, then read the label carefully. To get an idea of which products are potentially exempt, you may consult our HSA Exempt Products Flowchart, PDF (271 kb).

• Keep Pests Out of Your Child Care Center brochure, PDF (1.3 mb) or En Español, PDF (175 kb)
• Informational Video Series: IPM for Child Care Centers
• Integrated Pest Management: A Toolkit for Early Care and Education Programs
• IPM and HSA Training available for child care providers
• Child Care & School Pest Information Series - IPM practices for common pests
• Child Day Care Facilities IPM Articles
• Green Cleaning for Child Care Providers
• Pest Management Trends in California Child Care Centers, PDF (939 kb)
  Report on the most recent survey covering pest management and pesticide use in California child care centers.

• Play It Safe: Reduce Your Child's Chances of Pesticide Poisoning - U.S. EPA webpage with tips to prevent pesticide poisoning in children
• NPIC Guide to Reading Pesticide Labels - National Pesticide Information Center (NPIC) webpage with information on how to read pesticide labels and why it is important
• Safe and Effective Cleaning, Sanitizing and Disinfecting - University of California San Francisco (UCSF) California Childcare Health Program (CCHP) Healthy and Safety Note on sanitizing and disinfecting in child care programs
• About safe pesticide use - DPR fact sheets
• Clean, sanitize, or disinfect?, PDF (86 kb) - This table shows areas in a child care center with the processes you should use to keep the area as germ-free as needed. California child care licensing regulations specify when and where you should clean, sanitize, or disinfect.
• U.S. EPA Product Labeling - The US EPA has a Pesticide Product Label System where you can find specific label instructions for any registered product.
• U.S. EPA Fact Sheet on Pesticides and Their Impact on Children, PDF (157 kb) - Key facts about the risks associated with pesticides

Information about the new regulation regarding Agricultural Pesticide Use around Schools and Licensed Child Care Centers

For more information about the Healthy Schools Act:

Schools contact:
California Department of Education
Robert Corley
Telephone: (805) 835-3089
E-mail: rcorley@cde.ca.gov

Child care facilities contact:
California Department of Social Services
Child Care Advocates
E-mail: ChildCareAdvocatesProgram@dss.ca.gov

For more information about school and child care IPM contact:
Department of Pesticide Regulation
Lisa Estridge
E-mail: school-ipm@cdpr.ca.gov

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