H.E.A.L.T.H.Y. Kids

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H.E.A.L.T.H.Y. Kids
Healthy Kids Move AND Healthy Kids Move Beyond
Munchies

• A collaboration with the Harvard Prevention
  Research Center, the Office of Child Care
  Services, and the Massachusetts Department of
  Education, Nutrition Program and Food Services.

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Project History

• Collaboration with Harvard Prevention Research
  Center, MA Dept. of Education Food Nutrition
  Programs, and WIC
• Process for changing regulations
• FCC regulations in review
• GCC/SAC regulations in review 05-06
• Dissemination
• Provider training
• Pending partnerships
• Resources

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Collaboration

• Harvard contacts OCCS regarding obesity and
  overweight epidemic
• Discuss collaboration and steps the licensing
  agency can take to help combat this trend through
  regulation and education of child care providers.
  

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OCCS Regulation Review

• FCC regulations in review in 2001
• Regulations added regarding Physical Activity in
  family child care programs

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Family Child Care Regulations

• 8.11(2)(f)(g)
• (2) Routine The caregiver must carry out a
  routine that is flexible and responsive to the
  needs and interests of the children in care.
  This routine must include
• (f) thirty minutes of physical activity per day
• (g) daily outdoor play, weather permitting
• Regulations
• www.qualitychildcare.org

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Group and School-Age Child Care Regulation Review

• In process
• Recommendations for physical activity include
• sixty minutes of physical activity per day
• daily outdoor play, weather permitting

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Dissemination of Information

• Providers receive new regulations via US Mail
• Information is provided at new provider
  orientation
• Kids In Motion technical assistance paper on
  www.qualitychildcare.org
• Healthy Kids Move Training available through the
  Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies

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Healthy Kids Move Manual

• Healthy Kids Move Manual
• Available late summer at www.Mass.gov/EEC
• Contents
• The Healthy Kids Move manual, developed by
• OCCS, DOE, and Harvard University includes
• An overview of physical development, birth
  through school-age
• Physical Activity Ideas and adaptations and
• Information on promoting healthy eating habits
  and Nutrition ideas

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Training for Providers

• Healthy Kids Move training developed in 2001
• Train the Trainers for Child Care Resource and
  Referral Agencies held at the Childrens Museum
  in Boston every Jan.
• Annual Collaboration meeting and update of the
  training every July
• Training offered across the state each year
  through OCCS funding
• Printing of the Healthy Kids Move manual Sept.
  2004 by Dept. of Education
• Harvard holds quarterly partners meetings
  annually.
• Manual will be available for download on Early
  Education and Care website and Dept. of Education

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Additional Partnerships

• DPH
• Head Start
• UMASS Memorial Hospital of Central MA

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Department of Early Education and Care

• Please be advised that on July 1, 2005,
• the Office of Child Care Services, and
• Early Learning Services from the
• Department of Education will jointly
• become the new Department of Early
• Education and Care.

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Contact Information

• Office of Child Care Services/Dept. of Early
  Education and Care
• Jody Figuerido jody.figuerido_at_state.ma.us
• Current Website www.qualitychildcare.org
• As of July 1st www.Mass.gov/EEC