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The document discusses the importance of establishing healthy habits for nutrition and physical activity in early childhood education (ECE) settings. Nearly 1 in 4 young children are overweight or obese, putting them at risk for health issues. ECE facilities like preschools and daycares can influence children's food/activity choices and help build healthy foundations before habits form. The CDC monitors progress, provides tools and resources, and supports states/communities to encourage obesity prevention best practices in ECE. Together these efforts are making a difference, as obesity rates have declined among young children from 2003-2014.

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ECE Infographic

The document discusses the importance of establishing healthy habits for nutrition and physical activity in early childhood education (ECE) settings. Nearly 1 in 4 young children are overweight or obese, putting them at risk for health issues. ECE facilities like preschools and daycares can influence children's food/activity choices and help build healthy foundations before habits form. The CDC monitors progress, provides tools and resources, and supports states/communities to encourage obesity prevention best practices in ECE. Together these efforts are making a difference, as obesity rates have declined among young children from 2003-2014.

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HELPING YOUNG C

CHILDREN THRIVE

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B D

HEALTHY PRACTICES

IN THE EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION (ECE) SETTING

CHILDHOOD OBESITY IS A MAJOR THREAT TO THE UNITED STATES

14 IN

Nearly 1 in 4 children
Obesity puts children at risk
for Type 2 diabetes,
asthma, anxiety and
$
depression, and low Obesity costs the US
(aged 2 to 5) are health care system
self-esteem.
overweight or have $147 billion a year.
obesity.

WE MUST ACT EARLY

It’s easier to influence children's food and physical activity

choices when they are young, before habits are formed.

Establishing healthy Both a healthy diet and


Young children who

habits for physical physical activity are are overweight in


activity in early positively associated with kindergarten are 4
childhood influences some measures of times more likely to
activity levels as cognitive development. have obesity by 8th
children grow. grade than those not
overweight.

ECE FACILITIES ARE IDEAL PLACES TO ENCOURAGE GOOD


NUTRITION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

60%OF 3-TO
5-YEAR-OLDS
are cared for in an ECE facility
at least once a week.*
-
PRE-K PRESCHOOL CHILD CARE CENTER

The ECE setting can directly influence what children eat and drink and
how active they are, and build a foundation for healthy habits.
* These facilities include childcare centers, family care homes, Head Start programs, preschool, and pre-kindergarten programs.
CDC IS HELPING OUR NATION’S CHILDREN GROW UP HEALTHY AND STRONG

We monitor progress We invest in training and We develop tools and We fund and support
made in the ECE setting learning networks in 10 resources that guide states and communities
to improve children’s states where child care national, state, and to help child care
nutrition and physical providers and state local partners on ways providers adopt obesity
activity. leaders use and share to improve obesity prevention practices in
the latest prevention prevention in the ECE ECE settings.
science and best setting.
practices.

TOGETHER WE ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE!

Obesity declined among children From 2011 to 2016, over 22,000


aged 2 to 5 years, from 13.9% in ECE providers nationwide pledged
2003-2004 to 9.4% in 2013-2014. to adopt obesity prevention
practices in childcare centers.

States are strengthening their ECE standards and helping

providers meet those standards:

75% 25 29 42
states states states states

Of the states with From 2011 to 2014, 25 29 states encouraged 42 states have had online,
quality rating states improved enhanced nutrition on-demand training for
improvement systems obesity standards in standards in their state professional development
for their ECE setting, their state licensing CACFP (food of ECE providers.
about 75% included requirements. reimbursement)
obesity prevention program.
standards.

June 9th, 2017 CS 278223-C

FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT:


Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity
www.cdc.gov/obesity/strategies/childcareece.html

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