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To determine if nighttime child care centers 1) follow Back to Sleep recommendations; 2) are aware of the need for a safe sleep environment; and 3) have written policies directing proper SIDS risk reduction practices.<\/jats:p><jats:p>Design. A descriptive, cross-sectional survey of licensed child care centers in the US offering evening and nighttime care. All nighttime centers caring for infants &amp;lt;6 months old were recruited for the study.<\/jats:p><jats:p>Results. Out of 153 eligible centers, 110 centers in 27 states completed the survey. Infants were placed prone in 20% of centers, although only 1 center placed infants exclusively prone. Infants slept in cribs in 53.6% of centers, but slept in uncluttered sleep environments in only 18.2% of centers. Smoking was prohibited in 86.4% of centers. The most commonly cited reason for avoiding prone altogether was SIDS risk reduction; however, 10 centers that cited SIDS risk reduction continued to place infants prone at least some of the time, because of parental request or concerns about infant comfort. Over half (59%) of the centers had written policies; however, presence of written policy was not associated with avoidance of prone position. In over one third of centers with written policies, providers were unaware of the content of the policy.<\/jats:p><jats:p>Conclusions. Twenty percent of nighttime child care centers place infants prone at least some of the time. Most providers who place infants prone do so because of lack of awareness or misinformation about safe sleep environment. Although the Back to Sleep campaign has been effective in communicating the risks of sleeping prone, nonprone positioning is not universal among nighttime child care providers. Additional educational efforts toward child care providers remain necessary. 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