Goal I Resources

Let’s Move! Child Care Initiative

Developed by Let’s Move!, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Nemours, and the National Association of Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies, Let’s Move! Child Care encourages early care and education providers to achieve five goals in their programs on: 1) physical activity, 2) screen time, 3) food, 4) beverages, and 5) infant feeding. Providers have access to a checklist to check their progress and technical assistance to achieve each of the five goals.

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A helpline for providers needing assistance, as well as for local elected officials to learn about activity occurring in their jurisdiction: LMCCHelp@cdc.gov

Five Goals of Let's Move! Child Care

Early Childhood Obesity Prevention Policies (Institute of Medicine)

Preventing Obesity Among Preschool Children: How Can Child-care Settings Promote Healthy Eating and Physical Activity? (Healthy Eating Research and Active Living Research)

Let’s Move! Child Care At-a-Glance Flyers (Available in English, Spanish and for Tribal Communities)

Let's Move! Child Care Videos

Sample Flyer Let’s Move! Child Care Workshops (City of Boise, ID)

Sample City Initiative: Boston Healthy Child Care Initiative (City of Boston, MA)

Resources on the five Let's Move! Child Care goals

Let's Move! Child Care Training Modules

Let's Move! Child Care Presentation Slide Sets

Caring for Our Children: Preventing Childhood Obesity in Early Care and Education Programs (National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care and Early Education)

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. 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.

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Child Care Provider’s Guide: Helping kids eat right and stay active in a child care setting (Nemours, Kids, Health)

Model Child-Care Licensing Statute for Obesity Prevention (ChangeLab Solutions)

Child-care arrangements in the United States include care at home by relatives or a babysitter, by family child-care providers (non-relative child-care providers who care for two or more children in the provider’s home), and by child-care centers (including nursery schools, preschools, and Head Start programs). These sample standards are a guide to addressing physical activity, nutrition and screen time, comprehensively for young children supervised in child-care settings.

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The National Association for Child Care Reference & Referral Agencies (NACCRRA)

The National Association of Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies (NACCRRA) works with more than 600 state and local Child Care Resource and Referral agencies to ensure that families in every local community have access to quality, affordable child care. To achieve their mission, they lead projects that increase the quality and availability of child care, offer comprehensive training to child care professionals, undertake groundbreaking research, and advocate for child care policies that positively impact the lives of children and families. Local elected officials can find their state and/or local representative using their zip code on the homepage.

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eXtension’s child care online resources

American Academy of Pediatrics State Chapter Child Care Contacts

Head Start State Collaboration Offices (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)

These collaboration offices are intended to: (1) assist in building early childhood systems and access to comprehensive services and support for all low-income children; (2) encourage widespread collaboration between Head Start and other appropriate programs, services, and initiatives; and to augment Head Start’s capacity to be a partner in State initiatives on behalf of children and their families; and (3) facilitate the involvement of Head Start in State policies, plans, processes, and decisions affecting the Head Start target population and other low-income families. Local elected officials can contact their state collaboration office through the homepage.

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National League of Cities Institute for Youth, Education & Families

Goal I Resources – Start Early, Start Smart

Background Information

Let’s Move! Child Care Initiative

Five Goals of Let's Move! Child Care

Early Childhood Obesity Prevention Policies (Institute of Medicine)

Preventing Obesity Among Preschool Children: How Can Child-care Settings Promote Healthy Eating and Physical Activity? (Healthy Eating Research and Active Living Research)

Let’s Move! Child Care (LMCC) Promotional Materials

Let’s Move! Child Care At-a-Glance Flyers (Available in English, Spanish and for Tribal Communities)

Let's Move! Child Care Videos

Sample Flyer Let’s Move! Child Care Workshops (City of Boise, ID)

Sample City Initiative: Boston Healthy Child Care Initiative (City of Boston, MA)

Let’s Move! Child Care (LMCC) Training Materials

Resources on the five Let's Move! Child Care goals

Let's Move! Child Care Training Modules

Let's Move! Child Care Presentation Slide Sets

Caring for Our Children: Preventing Childhood Obesity in Early Care and Education Programs (National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care and Early Education)

Child Care Provider’s Guide: Helping kids eat right and stay active in a child care setting (Nemours, Kids, Health)

Model Child-Care Licensing Statute for Obesity Prevention (ChangeLab Solutions)

Organizations and Contacts

The National Association for Child Care Reference & Referral Agencies (NACCRRA)

eXtension’s child care online resources

American Academy of Pediatrics State Chapter Child Care Contacts

Head Start State Collaboration Offices (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)