Health and Safety in Child Care
and Early Education
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. These updated standards are part of the new comprehensive Caring for Our Children: National Health and Safety Performance Standards; Guidelines for Early Care and Education Programs, Third Edition (CFOC, 3rd Ed.), which was released in June 2011.
The CFOC 3rd edition is currently available for download at http://nrckids.org/CFOC3/index.html.
New! COMPARISON OF PREVENTING CHILDHOOD OBESITY (PCO, 2010) with CARING FOR OUR CHILDREN, 3RD EDITION (CFOC3, 2011) can be viewed by clicking here.
Preventing Childhood Obesity in Early Care and Education Programs contains practical intervention strategies to prevent excessive weight gain in young children. The standards detail opportunities for providers to work with families beginning on day one of an infant's enrollment.
Areas of coverage:- General Nutrition Requirements
- Meal and Snack Patterns
- Requirements for Infants including supporting breastfeeding
- Requirements for Toddlers and Preschoolers
- Meal Service and Supervision
- Food Brought from Home
- Nutrition Education
- Active Opportunities for Physical Activity
- Outdoor and Indoor Play Time
- Caregivers/Teachers' Encouragement of Physical Activity
- Screen Time Limits
- Policies on Infant Feeding, Food and Nutrition Services, and Physical Activity
The CFOC standards are developed through a public-private partnership with the American Public Health Association (APHA), the American Academy of Pediatrics(AAP), the National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care and Early Education and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB). Funding for the pre-released selected standards was provided by the Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Child Care Bureau.
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