The National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care and Early Education (NRC) created and periodically updates "Caring for Our Children: National Health and Safety Performance Standards; Guidelines for Early Care and Education Programs, 3rd Edition (CFOC3)."  CFOC3 is a collection of 686 national standards that represent the best evidence, expertise, and experience in the country on quality health and safety practices and policies that should be followed in today's early care and education settings. NRC also works to prevent childhood obesity. After assessing child care regulations for all 50 states, the NRC published evidenced-based best practices to prevent obesity "Achieving a State of Healthy Weight."

http://nrckids.org/NationalNonprofit Organization

Free publications/resources.

Early Childhood Professional Development Resources - National Resources