Immunization Regulations for Child Care Entry
The purpose of the immunization requirements for entry into childcare are to protect children, staff, and the public against vaccine-preventable diseases in child care centers. These rules establish minimum immunization requirements for attendance at licenced and registered child care centers.
We added an F.A.Q. for Child Care Providers (1/4/12)
For information or assistance, please contact:
Vermont Department of Health
Immunization Program
802-863-7638
800-640-4374 (toll free within Vermont)
Information for Child Care Providers & Parents
- Vermont Immunization Regulations
- Parent's Guide to Immunizations Required for Child Care
- Guidance for Child Care Providers
- Childhood Immunization Schedule
- Vermont Immunization Registry
- Forms
- More Resources
Annual Child Care Providers Immunization Status Report
All licensed and registered child care providers in Vermont are required to report the immunization status of babies and children in their care to the State of Vermont each year. The information for the immunization status report is to be collected annually from parents.
- Annual Report -- Child Care Provider's Immunization Status Report
Providers: please submit report by January 1, 2012
Vermont Immunization Regulations
- Child Care Entry Immunization Regulations (Rev. March 2011)
- Vermont Statute
Guidance for Child Care Providers
- Child Care Manual -- Guidance for Child Care Providers
This manual is designed to guide child care providers through the process of collecting and reporting immunization information.
[ 49 pgs 4MB] - NEW -- Frequently Asked Questions about Vermont's Child Care Immunization Regulations
- Vaccine Brand Name Abbreviation list
- Brochure: Guide for Child Care Facilities to Vermont's Immunization Law
Forms
- Child Care Immunization Record
- Documentation of Varicella
- Child Care Incomplete Immunization Notice
- Child Care Exclusion Notice
- Exemption Form
- Provisional Exemption Line List
Childhood Immunization Schedules
- For Children & Teens: [ Vermont ] [ CDC ]
- Postcard: Children Immunization Schedule
- Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)
More Resources
- Department of Health District Offices
- Vaccine Safety
- U.S. Vaccine List - Vaccines and Related Products
- Information about Tdap cocooning
- "Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases" (Pink Book)
- Healthcare Personnel Vaccine Recommendations