WV Child Care Nutrition Standards

1. WV Child Care Nutrition Standards WV Department of Education Office of Child Nutrition

2. Overview Part I: Developing the Standards • Background • Partnerships, Part I • Leap of Taste • Partnerships, Part II Part II: Implementation & Accountability • Year One (FY 2011) • Year Two (FY 2012) • Year Three (FY 2013)

3. Part I Developing the Standards

4. Developing the Standards Background • WV Department of Education, Office of Child Nutrition • School Nutrition Programs (NSLP, SBP, FFVP) • Summer Food Service Program • Child and Adult Care Food Program • West Virginia Board of Education Policy 4321.1, Standards for School Nutrition (7/1/2008) • Created a nutritional quality gap between programs

5. Developing the Standards Partnerships, Part I • Delaware Department of Education • First state to implement standards for nutrition and physical activity in child care settings • Delaware CACFP/Delacare Child Nutrition and Physical Activity Rules • Based on the American Academy of Pediatrics child nutrition best practices and the Dietary Guidelines for Americans • Applied to both Child Care Centers AND Day Care Homes • Implemented through CACFP and their Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL)

6. Developing the Standards “Leap of Taste” • West Virginia Department of Education • Developed the “Leap of Taste” Child Care Nutrition Standards • Modeled after Delaware’s initial “Delacare” Nutrition Rules • Applied for, but did not receive initial funding, to help develop and implement Leap of Taste • Moved forward with the standards without funding • Unlike the Standards for School Nutrition, did not need legislative or board approval, a public comment period, etc.

7. Developing the Standards Partnerships, Part II • WV Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR), Bureau of Public Health • American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) • Statewide policy addressing both nutrition AND physical activity • DHHR Division of Early Care and Education • Nutrition*, physical activity & screen time licensing requirements • QRIS Advisory Council Sub-Committees • WVU Health Research Center • Pre- and post- data & surveys

8. Part II Implementation & accountability

9. Implementation & Accountability “Leap of Taste” • Year 1 (FY 2011) • Implementation for Child Care Centers • Annual Training • Resources • Nutrition Standards Resource Book • Portion Guideline Fact Sheets • Culinary Institutes

10. Implementation & Accountability “Leap of Taste” • Year 2 (FY 2012) • Accountability for Compliance for Child Care Centers • Management Evaluations (MEs) • Annual Training • www.wvleapoftaste.com with Culinary Institute videos (future) • Marketing Campaign • Implementation for Family Day Care Homes • Annual Training • www.wvleapoftaste.com • Marketing Campaign

11. Implementation & Accountability “Leap of Taste” • Year 3 (FY 2013) • Accountability for Compliance for Child Care Centers • Annual Training • Leap of Taste Outreach Toolkit • Marketing Campaign • Accountability for Compliance for Family Day Care Homes • Annual Training

12. Thank You!West Virginia Department of EducationOffice of Child Nutrition1900 Kanawha Blvd, EastBuilding 6, Room 248Charleston, WV 25305(304) 558-2708http://wvde.state.wv.us/nutrition/