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Lindsey M. Bouza, MPH, CHES

And Child Care Settings. Lindsey M. Bouza, MPH, CHES Indiana Association For the Education of Young Children – pre conference April 11, 2013. Weight Status by Total Population. Source: 2011 Youth Risk Behavior Survey. For Children…. 60+. minutes of physical activity daily.

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Lindsey M. Bouza, MPH, CHES

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  1. And Child Care Settings Lindsey M. Bouza, MPH, CHES Indiana Association For the Education of Young Children – pre conference April 11, 2013

  2. Weight Status by Total Population Source: 2011 Youth Risk Behavior Survey

  3. For Children… 60+ minutes of physical activity daily

  4. Physical Activity Level of Indiana High School Students Source: 2011 Youth Risk Behavior Survey * Recommended Level of Physical Activity

  5. Healthy Child Care Facilities As of 2009, • 606 licensed child-care centers • 3,057 licensed child-care homes • 716 unlicensed child-care ministries According to Indiana FSSA, Bureau of Child Care

  6. State Plan Objective 1 By 2014, provide training and technical assistance to parents, early care and education providers, and others that focus on nutrition, physical activity, and lactation support in child-care settings

  7. State Plan Objective 2 By 2014, add nutrition, physical activity, and television viewing recommendations for early childhood settings into the formal and non-formal Child Development Associate (CDA) training

  8. State Plan Objective 3 By 2020, encourage the addition of nutrition, physical activity, and television viewing to the licensing requirements for child-care providers

  9. State Plan Objective 4 By 2016, include basic nutrition and physical activity requirements for unlicensed child-care providers in the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) voucher program provider eligibility standards

  10. State Plan Objective 5 By 2014, include standard nutrition, physical activity, and television viewing requirements in the Paths to QUALITY (PTQ) rating system standards

  11. State Plan Objective 6 From 2010 to 2016, increase participation in the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) among licensed child-care centers and homes and unlicensed registered ministries by 2% each year

  12. Physical Activity and Child Care • 30-60 minutes of daily structured and unstructured play depending on age, type of center, etc. • 10-minute MVPA breaks can be powerful • Role modeling is very important

  13. PA and Child Care • Children learn habits early in life • Movement stimulates all areas of the brain • All CC facilities are different • Take it Outside

  14. Preschool children spent less time in sedentary activity, and more time in MVPA in preschools that had: • Higher quality scores • Less fixed playground equipment • More portable playground equipment • Lower use of electronic media • And larger playground

  15. Lindsey M. Bouza Physical Activity Specialist Division of Nutrition & Physical Activity Indiana State Department of Health 317.234.3580 lbouza@isdh.in.gov www.inhealthyweight.org

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