CHILDCARE ACTIVITY ENVIRONMENTS CHILDCARE STRATEGIES

Priority (H,M,L)CHILD CARE FOOD AND ACTIVITY STRATEGIESCurrent Status
(1-5)
1. Provide regular opportunities for physical activity and play
2. Adopt a comprehensive food policy that develops nutrition, health, and environmental guidelines for purchasing to ensure meals, snacks and beverages include healthy and sustainable choices
3. Use mealtimes to introduce a variety of different healthy food options
4. Adopt policies establishing mealtime as part of the preschool curriculum
5. Adopt educational materials (e.g. storybooks, coloring books) that contain positive references to healthy food and avoid educational/play materials that endorse products such as fast food or cookies
6. Provide training to staff to lead activity sessions, prepare healthy food options and model positive eating and activity behaviors
7. Serve water to drink; have clean sources of tap water and/or working water fountains
8. Establish gardens to expose students to fresh produce while teaching them about how food is grown