Course Details

Childhood Obesity Prevention: Let's Move! Child Care Introduction

Course ID 72580

Penn State Better Kid Care/ The Pennsylvania State University

(800) 452-9108

Description

Let’s Move! Child Care (LMCC) is part of Let’s Move!, a comprehensive initiative started by Michelle Obama to help turn the rising tide of childhood obesity in the United States. Child care providers play an important role in helping to develop healthy eating and physical activity habits in young children. This lesson is an overview of the issue of childhood obesity and an introduction to the LMCC lesson series that covers the five goal areas in greater detail.

2.00 Hours

Course Level

Formal

General Continuing Education

Course Category

Early Childhood

Formal Approved

(2 Hours)

CDA Content Areas

Planning a safe, healthy, learning environment (2 Hours)

Infant Mental Health Core Competency Areas

Family Child Care Home Provider

Child Care Center Staff

Head Start/Early Head Start

Toddlers (13-24 months)

Two's (25-36 months)

Preschooler 3's (37-48 months)

Preschool 4's and 5's (49-72 months)

Goals and Objectives

Understand the basics about childhood obesity prevention and
why the child care provider plays an important role.

Develop awareness of the resources and tips available for preventing childhood obesity in the early care and education setting.

Describe the five goal areas for Let’s Move! Child Care.

Learn how to participate in the Let’s Move! Child Care Initiative.

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