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Hear about Department of Education activities in California that contribute to quality ECE settings, with a focus on healthy environments through nutrition and physical activity practices and policies.
Final Objective
Physical DevelopmentFundamental Movement
SkillsPerceptual-Motor Skills
and Movement Concepts
Active Physical Play Health
Health HabitsSafetyNutrition
The California Department of Education Early Education System Resources Include
Professional Learning Opportunities To Advance Healthy Environments Through Nutrition and Physical Activity
Shaping Healthy Impressions Through Nutrition and Exercise
CaliforniaEarlyChildhoodOnline.org
California Preschool Instructional NetworkCPIN.us
Preschools SHINE ProgramShaping Healthy Impressions through Nutrition and Exercise Voluntary, statewide recognition
program developed by the California Department of Education (CDE).
Promotes health and well-being of young children.
Program Elements and Criteria1. Participation in a Federal Child Nutrition Program (Required)2. Meal Quality (Elective)3. Mealtime Environment (Elective)4. Nutrition Education (Required)5. Edible Gardening (Elective)6. Physical Activity (Elective)7. Professional Development (Required)8. Wellness Policies (Elective)9. Partnerships (Elective)10. Leadership Team (Required)
SHINE Child Care Forums Statewide in-person trainings Two Nutrition and Physical Activity Forums
Yearly Four/Six Meal Quality Forums Yearly
Follow-up webinars Discuss theory to practice ideas, Share successful activities, and ask individual
questions
Shape of Yoga: Connect Yoga Poses with Nutrition with Your Goals
Folding Quesadilla“What do you want to fold in?”
Fruit Smoothie“What ideas are mixing together?”
Broccoli Lunge“What are you lunging towards?”
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Nutrition Education in the Classroom
Discovering fruits, vegetables, and whole grain-rich foods
Educational Gardens for Early Childhood Education
Planting, harvesting, and eating fresh fruits and vegetables
Active Bodies, Active Minds The importance of physical activity
and active play for preschoolers
Meal Plan Understanding changes and
implementing the new meal pattern for the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) new meal pattern
School Readiness Domains and Preschool Wellness Policies Embedded Throughout all Sections
Nutrition and Physical Activity (NPA) Forum
Meal Planning and Production MQ1
Hands-on Culinary Techniques MQ1 MQ2
Recipes for Child Care MQ2
Recipe Standardization and Crediting MQ2
CACFP Meal Pattern Embedded Throughout all Sections
Meal Quality (MQ) ForumsMeal Qualty and Meal Quality Advanced
Why Attend NPA or MQ Forum• “I loved learning how to integrate it all together”• “I enjoyed meeting people who also wanted to support health
and nutrition in children”• “I loved the new recipes and tricks for buying food”• All of the Resources!
Voices From the Field"I was worried about the increase in food costs to make the changes for Preschools SHINE, but in reality, working with our food supplier we have saved over 20% a month in food costs. We make everything from scratch and have added beans as a protein source which is a huge cost saving trick.” SHINE program participant
Benefits of Becoming a Preschools SHINE Site
Site can assure families their environment advocates an active lifestyle and healthy eating behaviors
Site uses practices that contribute to children’s positive health outcomes
Site recognized as a leader in prioritizing children’s health, awarded a certificate of recognition and recognized publicly on the CDE website
Site uses practices that contribute to children’s positive school readiness outcomes
Questions?
CPIN Professional learning Opportunities Connected to SHINE Elements
Element 6: Physical Activity
Element 4 and 5: Nutrition Education and Edible
Family Resource: All About Young Children
• Allaboutyoungchildren.org
• Written in eight different language
• Informs on five school readiness domains
• Includes videos of example conversations between teachers and families
• Includes printable family tips to support development
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© 2017 California Department of Education
Provider Resource: California Early Childhood Online
Californiaearlychildhoodonline.orgAsynchronous Online ModulesEnglish and SpanishHealth, Physical Development, Science, etc.Healthy Preschoolers ModulesFamily Partnership and Culture Modules
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Step Into Your Time Machine Travel forward 12 months.
Look at your amazing success promoting/ impacting/ supporting young children’s health
What do you see, hear, and feel that is making the health environment a success?
Turn and Tell an “elbow partner”
ContactQuestions about
SHINE: Courtney Hardoin, MS,
RDNutrition Education
ConsultantCalifornia Department
of Education916-324-0578
Questions about Todays Presentation:
Heidi Mendenhall, MA, Child Development
CPIN ManagerWestEd
530 902 [email protected]
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
Questions?