Health and Safety in Child Care
and Early Education
People everywhere are talking about the obesity problem in the United States, its impact on young children and the life-long effects obesity can have on health. Researchers tell us that eating nutritious food, engaging in frequent, age- appropriate physical activity, and monitoring screen time are important for maintaining a health weight (1).
Screen Free Moments: Promoting Healthy Habits will show you a few simple ways to limit or even eventually eliminate screen time in your family child care home.
Support for this project was provided by the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity
Contract # 200-2011-M-42058
Reference:
- American Academy of Pediatrics, American Public Health Association, and National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care and Early Education. 2012. Preventing Childhood Obesity in Early Care and Education, 2nd Edition. Selected Standards from Caring for Our Children: National Health and Safety Performance Standards; Guidelines for Early Care and Education Programs, 3rd Edition.
Screen Free Moments: Promoting Healthy Habits
En Espańol: Momentos Sin Pantalla: Promover Hábitos Saludables
Additional Resources
- Preventing Childhood Obesity in Early Care and Education Programs, 2nd Edition:
Selected Standards from Caring for Our Children: National Health
and Safety Performance Standards; Guidelines in Early Care
and Education Programs, 3rd Edition - Licensing Toolkit: Limit Screen Time in Child Care
- American Association for Physical Activity and Recreation
- Get Moving Today Activity Calendar
- I am Moving I am Learning – A Proactive Approach to Preventing Childhood Obesity in Head Start Children
- Bright Futures in Practice: Physical Activity
- Healthy Children: Motor Activity and Self Play
- Healthy Children: Where We Stand: TV Viewing Time
Screen Free Moments: Promoting Healthy Habits User's Guide (PDF)
System Preparation and Hardware/Software Requirements:
JavaScript enabled in browser.
General System Requirements:
Adobe Flash Player 10.0.22+ plug-in
Firefox 1.1+, Internet Explorer 7.0+, Safari 1.0+, Google Chrome, or Opera
Broadband connection with 500+ Kbps
PC Specific Requirements:
Platform: Windows 2000 or higher with latest updates installed
Processor: 500MHz or faster
RAM: 128MB or more
Video Card: at least 64MB of video memory
Sound Card: at least 16-bit
Mac Specific Requirements:
Platform: Mac OS X 10.3 or higher with latest updates installed
Processor: 1.83MHz Intel Core Duo or faster
RAM: 128MB or more
Video Card: at least 64MB of video memory
Sound Card: at least 16-bit