Eat Well Play Hard in Child Care Settings Initiative
What does this initiative provide?
This initiative provides nutrition education, obesity prevention and physical activity interventions to pre-school children, their parents and their caregivers. A curriculum was developed by CACFP to support this initiative.
Who does this initiative reach?
This intervention will reach the pre-school children and their parents, and child care center staff at 210 low-income child care centers (36 counties) by year three.
How is this initiative evaluated?
Success will be measured by evaluating eating and activity behavior changes among participating pre-school children as reported by their parents. Practice changes made at participating child care centers will also be evaluated.
Participating Counties:
Albany, Bronx, Broome, Cayuga, Chenango, Cortland, Dutchess, Fulton, Genesee, Kings, Livingston, Monroe, Montgomery, Nassau, New York, Onondaga, Ontario, Orange, Orleans, Oswego, Rensselaer, Rockland, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Seneca, Steuben, Suffolk, Tioga, Tompkins, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Westchester, Wyoming, Yates
Sample Numbers for March 2009
| Category | Participation |
|---|---|
| classes | 495 |
| centers | 89 |
| children | 6,705 |
| parents | 783 |
| staff | 1,365 |