PA and Nutrition Policies | 1. Educate children to develop healthy habits for life |
2. Offer 90-min free, teacher-led physical activity to children at the center everyday | |
3. Offer balanced healthy meals and snacks utilizing the USDA Child and Adult Care Food Program best practice recommendations | |
Staff | 1. Be part of children’s play |
2. Role-model healthy behaviors to children at all times | |
3. Be physically active 30 min everyday | |
4. Eat healthy MyPlate meals everyday | |
Parents | 1. Help your child get 30 to 60 min physical activity at home everyday |
2. Serve fruits and vegetables to your child at every meal | |
3. Limit your child’s TV watching to less than 2 h everyday | |
4. Avoid offering sugar-added beverages to your child | |
5. Turn TV off during meals | |
6. Help your child get at least 10 h of sleep everyday |