Tools for Child Care Providers, Parents and Caregivers

The following are tools and best practices for individual child care centers, parents and caregivers. The encyclopedia provides brief descriptions of the promising practices and tools in alphabetical order by states.

Arizona

• Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education

California

• Contra Costa Child Care Council, Child Health and Nutrition
• Network for a Healthy California

Colorado

• National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care and Early Education
• Roadmap to Healthy Eating
• Childcare Champions Best Practices flyer
• Dept. of Public Health & Environment Poster

Delaware

• Department of Education-Office of Early Childhood
• Nemours-Child Care Sector Work Summary

District of Columbia

• CACFP Program Summary

Florida

• Nemours – Florida Prevention Initiative Summary

Illinois

• Healthy Child Care America
• Hip Hop to Health

Massachusetts

• Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems Project

Michigan

• Healthy Kids Health Michigan Program
• Michigan Head Start Program

Minnesota

• Early Childhood Screening
• Educate Parents Partnership

North Carolina

• Color Me Healthy Summary
• NAPSACC: Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-Assessment for Child Care
• Promoting Nutrition and Physical Activity in Child Care Centers

New York

• Bureau of Chronic Disease Prevention & Control Summary
• Eat Well Play Hard in Child Care Settings

Ohio

• Healthy Child Care Ohio

Pennsylvania

• Keystone Kids Go Summary
• Association of State and Territorial Public Health Nutrition Directors Summary

South Carolina

• Eat Smart Move More

Texas

• Buliding Healthy Families-Step By Step
• Family Connections
• Breastfeeding-focused Obesity Prevention Project
• Teaching and Mentoring Communities Migrant Seasonal Head Start Program

United States Department of Agriculture

• USDA-Summer Food Service Program
• USDA-WIC Program
• USDA-SNAP Program
• USDA-Making Ends Meet
• USDA-CACFP Program Summary
• USDA – School Breakfast Program
• USDA-NSLP Program Summary
• USDA-Fresh Fruit & Veggies Program Summary
• USDA-10 Steps Brochure

South Dakota

• Dept. of Social Services Div. of Child Care Services Summary

Washington

• Washington Active Bodies Active Minds

West Virginia

Choosy Kids

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