The Taking Steps to Healthy Success series prepares early care and education (ECE) providers who serve children ages birth to five years to support children’s health by preventing obesity, and children’s readiness to learn by including adequate nutrition and physical activity. (2 hours)
This introduction provides important background information to increase your awareness and understanding to successfully implement best practices in your ECE program for healthy eating, family style dining breastfeeding support, physical activity, screen time and staff wellness.
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Objectives
- Understand obesity trends, causes, and consequences of childhood obesity, and why children need support to stay at a healthy weight.
- Understand the core concepts of the Taking Steps to a Healthy Success Series:
- Your powerful role.
- Obesity prevention best practices for the ECE setting.
- How to do Self-Assessments and make Action Plans for healthy change.
- Understand how healthy changes can help you meet early learning standards.
- Recognize the importance of family engagement and staff wellness.
The Taking Steps to Healthy Success series includes seven interactive, online courses. View information on the full series (PDF).
