Lindsey M. Bouza, MPH, CHESIndiana Association For the Education of Young Children – pre conferenceApril 11, 2013
And Child Care Settings
Obese Overweight Healthy Weight Underweight0
20
40
60
80
100
14.7 15.5
66.6
3.2
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91,400 Stu-dents
Source: 2011 Youth Risk Behavior Survey
Weight Status by Total Population
For Children… 60+minutes of physical activity daily
Physical Activity Level of Indiana High School Students
0 Days 5 Days or More* 7 Days0
20
40
60
80
100
15.9
43.5
24.2
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* Recommended Level of Physical ActivitySource: 2011 Youth Risk Behavior Survey
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
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
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
State Plan Objective 3
By 2020, encourage the addition of nutrition, physical activity, and television viewing to the licensing requirements
for child-care providers
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
State Plan Objective 5
By 2014, include standard nutrition, physical activity, and television viewing requirements in the Paths to QUALITY
(PTQ) rating system standards
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
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
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
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
Lindsey M. BouzaPhysical Activity Specialist
Division of Nutrition & Physical ActivityIndiana State Department of Health
www.inhealthyweight.org
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