Childhood Archives

Strategies for Childhood

Support the development, implementation, and evaluation of policies that promote nutrition and physical activity in Early Care and Education Systems.

Activity	Description
Empower Policy	Support Empower policy change at ECE, regional, and/or state levels.
Learning Collaborative	Participate in learning collaboratives, coalitions and councils to build communities of practice
Staff Development	Assist a program or facility to increase staff knowledge, abilities, skills, and improve practices.
ECE-Based Agriculture	Train partners to implement and sustain gardens and/or support local food procurement and implementation.
Nutrition & Feeding Practices	Support improvements in ECE nutrition practices & environments consistent with Empower Standards, including breastfeeding.
PA Environment	Support improvements in ECE PA environments & practices consistent with Empower Standards (e.g. painted playgrounds)
Community Coordination	Support ECEs to increase programs & resources that meet an identified need (e.g. food security resources - SNAP Outreach, backpack programs, food pantries)
Community Engagement	Engage residents in SNAP-Ed eligible communities in the process and planning using consulting, involving, and collaborating techniques.

School and Youth-Serving

Support the development, implementation, and evaluation of policies that promote nutrition and physical activity in schools and other youth-based systems.

Activity	Description
Policy Revision and Communication	Support written Local Wellness Policy (LWP) and/or Empower review, revision, dissemination & (two-way) communication with school stakeholders
Wellness Committees	Support District and School-Level school wellness committiees, including recruitment, formation and participation.
Staff Development	Provide school staff with Train the Trainer on evidence-based curricula and resources to support policy implementation and encourge students' healthy behaviors.
School/Youth-Based Agriculture	Train partners to impliment and sustain gardens and or support local food procurment and implimenation.
Nutrition Practices and Environment	Support improvements in nutrition practices and environments, including the Smarter Lunchrooms Movement (SLM), School Meal Programs and Out-of-School Time (OOST) consistant with Empower.
Physical Activity Practices and Environment	Support improvements in PA practices and environments by employing the tenents of a Comprehensive School Physical Activity Program (CSPAP) eg: active transportation, active recess, adequate Physical Education opportunities, classroom brain breaks.)
Community Coordination	Support School and other youth-based programs and resources that meet an identified need eg: food security - SNAP Outreach, backpack programs and food pantries.
Community Engagement	Engage residents in SNAP-Ed eligible communities in the process and planning using consulting, involving and collaborating techniques.

Tools for Childhood

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Painting Preschool Playgrounds for Movement

Posted on December 31, 1969

This guide was developed to aid in designing and painting playgrounds with a goal of increasing opportunities for physical activity in preschools. The guide addresses: preschool physical activity recommendations; fundamental movement skills; suggested playground elements; and preparation and instructions for painting and tools to assist with playground designs.

Preventing Childhood Obesity in Early Care and Education Programs Second Edition. Selected Standards from Caring for Our Children National Health and Safety Performance Standards Guidelines for Early Care and Education Programs 3rd Edition

Posted on December 31, 1969

The second edition of Preventing Childhood Obesity in Early Care and Education Programs is the new set of national standards describing evidence-based best practices in nutrition, physical activity, and screen time for early care and education programs. The standards are for ALL types of early care and education settings - centers and family child care homes. This manual provides the foundational knowledge and reasoning that supports obesity prevention standards in early care and education settings. Use this manual to understand rationale and more comprehensive background information pertaining to nutrition and physical activity standards.