YMCA Childcare Resource Services

YMCA CRS Smoke Free Childcare Project

The Smoke-Free Child Care Project is now certifying family child care homes and child care centers as Smoke-Free. Beginning in June 2002, the Referral Line will routinely ask callers if they would like a CRS-certified smoke-free facility. Find out more about how you can become certified by attending a Smoke-Free Certification Workshop near you.

Select the following categories to learn more about the benefits of being certified as a smoke-free facility, the facts about secondhand smoke and children, and how to register for the smoke-free certification workshops:

Why Be Certified as Smoke-Free?
Secondhand Smoke Fact Sheets

What is Secondhand Smoke?
SHS: A Danger to Children
How Can Parents Protect Children?
Tips for Creating a Smoke-Free Environment

The Smoke-Free Child Care Project is funded by the County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency.