It’s that time of school year again. Cue those multiple trips to the local office supply store to buy notebooks, pens, backpacks, and everything else on your child’s back-to-school list. By now you know how to prepare your
children for another year of reading, writing, science, and math. But what you may not be prepared for are the many harmful chemicals your
child can encounter every day in their school or daycare environment.
Did you know that items found in schools including art supplies, hand sanitizer, and even nap mats may all contain substances that are unhealthy for your child to breathe or use? Schools, rightly considered safe havens for kids, can actually pose health risks from pesticides, lead paint, and ingredients in common school snacks.
To help you identify and combat these risks, we have launched our Easy Steps Healthy Schools & Daycares initiative. Our new Easy Steps to Healthy Schools & Daycares eBook was created to help parents and caregivers make smarter decisions about and help improve the environments their
kids learn in daily.