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FCP5: Program provides families a description about nutrition and healthy food choices.
Providing families and children with nutritional education helps children learn healthy habits and maintain a healthy lifestyle. Proper nutrition supports learning and promotes better learning outcomes.
When developing or locating nutrition education resources, consider each child’s and family’s traditional/cultural practices. Consistent nutritional practices can support children who may currently be experiencing food insecurity, children whose families are experiencing homelessness, children in the foster care system, and gives families confidence that their children have access to nutritional food while in the program.
High-quality evidence could include:
a. Description on nutrition and healthy food choices
b. Description on nutrition procedures and practices in the program
c. Description of participation with Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) and how this supports children and families to live a healthy lifestyle
This indicator requires that the program has a description about nutrition and healthy food choices. A program’s description must be written and shared with families. This could be a policy, statement, plan, or something else.
For more information about this indicator, review the Quality Indicators Guidance Document.
If you have questions, please contact validation@ecic4kids.org.
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