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Child and Adult Care Food Program

Child and Adult Care Food Program. Bureau of Community Food and Nutrition Assistance Ann McCormack, Chief. Discussion Today. What’s New What’s Changed What Stays the Same What is Ending. What’s New. Missouri MOve Smart Child Care. Physical Activity Guidelines for Child Care

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Child and Adult Care Food Program

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  1. Child and Adult Care Food Program Bureau of Community Food and Nutrition Assistance Ann McCormack, Chief

  2. Discussion Today What’s New What’s Changed What Stays the Same What is Ending

  3. What’s New

  4. Missouri MOve Smart Child Care • Physical Activity Guidelines for Child Care • Core Requirements • Intermediate Requirements • Advanced Requirements • Goal: Increase the opportunities for and the quality of physical activity in child care settings. Reduce sedentary time and long periods of inactivity.

  5. Core Requirements Amount of Physical Activity At least 90 minutes of physical activity each day. Per licensing rules at least 60 of these minutes should be obtained outdoors unless prohibited by weather or special needs. The physical activity should consist of: • Structured Activity - At least 30 minutes of teacher led activity each day. • Unstructured Activity - At least 60 minutes of unstructured activity each day.

  6. Core Requirements (cont). • No Playtime Withheld • Physical activity is never withheld as punishment. • Equipment Available • Indoor play equipment meets the requirements specified in licensing rules for child care facilities. A facility is not recognized for meeting the core requirements.

  7. Intermediate Requirements Center Chooses 4 of 9 additional standards: • Additional Physical Activity • Indoor Physical Activity • Learning Integrated • Screen Time • Written Policy for Facility • Staff Education and Training • Sedentary Time Restricted • Visual Promotion of Physical Activity • Staff Participation and Role Modeling

  8. Advanced Requirements Center meets all 12 standards

  9. Recognition Poster and certification Center name mentioned in the Healthy Child Care Newsletter Center name posted on the MOve Smart web site Local press release Letter to parents

  10. New training completed by January 1, 2014.

  11. What’s New Family Style Meals flyer: updated and more colorful Developed in coordination with the Bureau of Environmental Health Services and the Center for Local Public Health Services States that DHSS supports family style meals in child care Includes food safety tips and guidelines

  12. Order Information Download from the web at www.health.mo.gov/eatsmart (click on resources) Order multiple copies at cacfp@health.mo.gov

  13. What’s Changed Breastfeeding support materials are being updated to reflect the current best practices for child care.

  14. What Stays the Same • Nutrition 101 • Menu Planning • Approved Health Promotions • Organwise Guys • Lana the Iguana • MyPlate • Potential New Health Promotions: • Healthily Ever After (UM Extension) • Healthy Habits for Life

  15. What’s Ending • Socializing Health Habits: Physical Activity • Replace with MOve Smart training in January • Eat Smart 1: Childhood Obesity and Missouri Eat Smart Child Care • Eat Smart 2: Setting the Stage for a Healthy Nutrition Environment • Eat Smart 3: Planning to Become a Missouri Eat Smart Child Care

  16. Contact Information sarah.gaines@health.mo.gov for Eat Smart denise.redmon@health.mo.gov for MOve Smart cacfp@health.mo.gov (generic email account) 800-733-6251 Fax: 573-526-3679

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