Welcome NPAParticipants

David A. Bowman, MPA, Program Manager

Delaware Department of Education

Community Nutrition Programs

April 13, 2012

How Important Are Early Learning Foundations?

• Obvious connection between education and opportunity

• Generational data on poverty and education highlights challenge families face in breaking the “at-risk” cycle.

• One outcome is really clear for families that cannot break the cycle.

The groups of state prison inmates who

had not completed high school or the GED

Included: – 40% of males and 42% of females

– 27% of whites, 44% of African-Americans, and 53% of Hispanics

– 52% of inmates 24 or younger and 35% of inmates 45 or older

– 61% of noncitizens and 38% of U.S. citizens

– 59% with a speech disability, 66% with a learning disability, and 37% without a reported disability

Opportunities Abound for Caregivers

• Delaware Stars – rating system for caregivers (centers and homes) – Can result in added POC reimbursement

• University of Delaware Institute for Excellence in Early Childhood Education– Research-based tiered professional

development for all caregivers

Focusing on Whole Child

• Physical Activity really important, but so is nutrition, social and emotional health and environment.

• Connections To Learning

Physical Activity

• My “connections” focus was nutrition and physical activity.

• Strategies were developed to share with schools, centers and home providers

Essential Strategy

• Address physical activity using a coordinated approach- Connections to Learning- promotes center, school, parent & community buy-in for physical activity & healthy eating

• DOE Mini-grants available

Working with State Partners

• Provide quality resources that enable all caregivers to succeed!

• Team Nutrition Tool Kit:1. Administrators Guide

2. Menu Planning Guide

3. Foods that Meet DE Rules Guide

4. Partnering with Families Guide

5. Nutrition Label/Shopping Cheat Sheet

Essential Strategy

Let’s Move! Child Care is an effort to promote children’s health by encouraging and supporting healthier physical activity and nutrition practices for children in all child care settings in 5 goal areas:

Physical Activity Screen Time

Nutrition Infant Feeding

Beverages

WHAT IS ?

Let’s Move!

• Many efforts under the Let’s Move! umbrella

– Settings span communities around the country

5 Goals

Provide 1-2 hours of physical activity throughout the day, including outside play when possible.

 

For mothers who want to continue breastfeeding, provide their milk to their infants and welcome them to breastfeed during the child care day. Support all new parents' decisions about infant feeding.

Provide access to water during meals and throughout the day, and don't serve sugar-sweetened drinks. For children age 2 and older, serve low-fat (1%) or non-fat milk, and no more than one 4- to 6-ounce serving of 100% juice per day.

Serve fruits or vegetables at every meal, eat meals family-style whenever possible, and don't serve fried foods.

No screen time for children under 2 years. For children age 2 and older, strive to limit screen time to no more than 30 minutes per week during child care, and work with parents and caregivers to ensure children have no more than 1-2 hours of quality screen time per day (as recommended by AAP).

1. Physical Activity

2. Screen Time

3. Nutrition

4. Beverages

5. Infant Feeding

Structure

1. Child care providers, trainers, Head Start staff, and others start by registering online

----- www.HealthyKidsHealthyFuture.org

2. Participants receive emails and can access interactive quizzes and tips in the 5 goal areas, earn recognition for meeting the goals, and share success stories

3. The website provides a library of online tools and resources

www.HealthyKidsHealthyFuture.org

Sign up on our website!

Joining Let’s Move! Child Care is easy!

Check out free resources, take the short quizzes, and share your success stories!

Website created and hosted by

Statewide “Let’s Move” Registration Focus

• Office of Child Care Licensing

• U of DE Institute for Excellence in Early Childhood Education

• DOE

oOffice of the First Lady

oWhite House Domestic Policy Council

oUS Department of Health & Human Services

•Administration for Children & Families

•Centers for Disease Control & Prevention

•Health Resources and Services Administration

Key Partners

Organizations Represented on the HKHF Outreach Subcommittee

o Afterschool Allianceo American Academy of Pediatricso California Food Policy Advocateso Center for Science in the Public

Interesto Early Care and Education Consortiumo First Five Years Fundo Food Research and Action Councilo Healthy Eating Researcho Dept of Health & Human Services

(ACF, CDC, HRSA)o Milken Instituteo National Afterschool Associationo National Association for Child Care

Resource and Referral Agencieso National Association for Family Child

Careo National Association for Regulatory

Administrationo National Association for the Education

of Young Children

o National Child Care Associationo National Head Start Associationo National Indian Child Care Associationo National League of Citieso National Resource Center for Health and

Safety in Child Care and Early Educationo National Women’s Law Centero Nemours o Ounce of Preventiono Partnership for a Healthier Americao Service Employees International Uniono UNCo United Wayo USDA-FNSo White House (Domestic Policy Council,

First Lady’s Office)o YMCAo Zero to Three

FOR MORE INFORMATION

Visit www.HealthyKidsHealthyFuture.org

Contact the Let’s Move! Child Care Help Desk LMCChe lp@cdc .gov

Share your stories! LMCCstor ies@cdc .gov