Welcome NPA Participants David A. Bowman, MPA, Program Manager Delaware Department of Education Community Nutrition Programs April 13, 2012
Dec 14, 2015
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
• 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