Healthy Eating and Active Living Habits in Montgomery County Child Care Centers
County-Wide Partnering to Create Healthy Environments
AND VEGETABLES • SPEND LESS THAN 2 HOURS OF SCREEN TIME • 1 HOUR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY • DRINK ALMOST NONE OF THOSE SUGARY SODAS OR JUICEFLAVORED DRINKS
In all, 53 Montgomery County child care centers applied for the award and completed a comprehensive self-‐ assessment on their nutriCon, physical acCvity, and screen Cme pracCces. We are pleased to share the results with you. Our staff is working with these providers to build upon their strengths in creaCng healthy early child care seSngs.
5-2-1-AN
Earlier this year, Public Health created a GetUp Healthy Childcare Award of Excellence for child care centers who met the 5-‐2-‐1-‐Almost None best pracCce recommendaCons. Sixteen centers, located in Dayton, Centerville, Huber Heights, KeJering, Union, and Vandalia received the award.
• EAT 5 SERVINGS OF FRUITS
Made possible with funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention through the Community Transformation Grant.
Nutrition Education At least 2 times per year....
32% offer training on child nutrition (other than food safety and food program guidelines) to staff
33% offer child nutrition education (workshops, activities) to parents
Public Health - Dayton & Montgomery County wishes to thank our Early Child Care partners for updating us on their use of the 5-2-1-AN strategies in 2014. Here are a few results:
Foods Outside Regular Meals and Snacks
51% always offer drinking water inside and outside
36% never offer sweets or salty foods such
83% never offer sugary drinks like Kool Aid, fruit drinks or sweet tea
67% celebrate holidays with mostly
healthy foods and non-food treats
56% always serve 1% or skim/non-fat milk to children ages 2 to 5
Healthy Eating Environment 92% have a written
84% of providers join children at the table for
policy on nutrition and food services, available to parents at enrollment
75% of providers consume the same food and
drinks as children, and avoid unhealthy foods in front of children
vegetables (not including French fries)
88% offer fruit that is fresh, frozen, dried 85% offer a variety of vegetables (dark green, orange, red)
78% prepare cooked vegetables without added meat fat
Menus and Variety Every week....
59% include a combination of new and familiar foods on menus cultures on menus
68% of providers serve meals and snacks breakfast, lunch & dinner; talk informally about trying and enjoying healthy food
88% offer fresh fruits (not juice) and/or
44% include foods from a variety of
More than once per day.... family style
Between 2-3 times per week and 1 or more times per day....
or canned in juice (not syrup)
Beverages
as pastries , donuts, or chips
Fruits and Vegetables
Physical Activity
Activity Play
Play Environment
Provider Behaviors
Physical Activity Education
60+ minutes per day play time (indoor and outdoor) to all children, including those with special needs
48% have outdoor play equipment that support multiple areas of skills used by children at the same time (children don’t have to take turns)
78% often encourage children to be active and/or join in active play
32% offer staff training in child physical activity (in addition to playground safety)
2 + times per day
51% have multiple play
78% never withhold
63% offer parents
48% provide active
Screen Time 75% limit screen time to 30 minutes per week or less 79% allow only
commercial-free, age appropriate programming on TVs
72% limit computer time to 15 minutes per day, per child
62% provide structured
areas, with open spaces for running and a track path for wheeled toys
active play time for misbehavior
child physical activity education
2 + times per day (total of 60+ minutes)
70% have ample space for jumping, rolling, skipping, and/or running
45% support physical activity in classrooms and common areas with posters, pictures, or books displayed in most to all rooms
67% provide physical
activities to all children, including those with special needs
63% provide outdoor
active play time to all children, including those with special needs
78% have a written policy on nutrition and food services, available to parents at enrollment
activity education for children through a standardized curriculum