Recognizing the importance of child care settings in helping our youngest children get a healthy start, a group of Wisconsin partners have created guides designed to help ECE professionals address childhood obesity by improving physical activity and nutrition. By developing and implementing program policies that will improve the nutritional quality of food, encourage physical activity and educate child care providers, families and caregivers, children can develop a sound foundation for optimal growth and development.
The guides are based on current scientific evidence and provide a self-assessment to allow child care programs to freely assess their own environment, program policies and practices as they relate to nutrition and physical activity. The guides also will suggest key areas for improvement and information on how to implement strategies for developing program policies in child care settings.