What is Choose Safe Places?

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) Choose Safe

Places Program offers FREE consultation services to help

voluntarily participating child care providers keep children safe

from toxic chemicals and other hazards in the environment.

Children are more

sensitive to the effects

of harmful substances in

the environment. That’s

Why should I participate in Choose Safe Places?

The Wisconsin Department of Children and Families requires every licensed

and certified child care program to comply with safety regulations. Some of

these regulations reduce chemical exposure, like safe handling and

storage of hazardous materials and required testing of private well water.

The DHS’s Choose Safe Places Program builds on these protections. Choose

Safe Places helps participating providers check for nearby contamination sites

and other environmental hazards when they choose a new location.

recommendations.* Providers can use this information to make

healthier spaces for their children and staff. Some of the

environmental hazards Choose Safe Places looks for include:

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