Transcript Wellness in Alaska Child Care Mini-grant

CACFP CHILDCARE
WELLNESS GRANT
PROGRAM
NOVEMBER 2010 – NOVEMBER 2012
GRANT APPLICATION
Promote nutrition and physical
activity in child care settings
Provide technical
assistance/training to centers,
sponsors and providers
Perform outreach campaigns
Make innovative use of
technology
ALASKA’S GRANT PROPOSAL
 Wellness in Alaska Child Care (WIACC)
 Received $200,000 grant award for 2
year project
 Created Work Group
 Provided Training
 Disbursed Mini-Grants
 Conducted Outreach
 Received Evaluations
 Provided Best Practices
WORK GROUP
 Conference Call with Participants
 Head Start, Family Day Care Home Sponsor and For -Profit Center
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Discussed Grant Goals & Timeline
Training
Blog site for online discussion
Mini-Grants (applications due to SOA by 5/13/11)
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Physical Activity Resources
Nutrition Education Resources
Family Style dining Resources
Farm to Childcare Resources
Sharing via web-based focus group
 Outreach Planning
 Child Care Licensing (state and local) & Child Care Assistance
 WIC
TRAINING – APRIL 2011
 Topics & Trainers
 Physical Activity – Dr. Diane Craft
 “Active Play!”
 Family Style Dining – NFSMI
 Happy Mealtimes for Healthy Children
 Nutrition Education – NFSMI
 More Than Mud Pies
 Trainers paid with WIACC state portion of grant
 3 Area Locations
 Juneau – 17 attendees (12 centers/sponsoring orgs)
 Anchorage – 89 attendees (47 centers/sponsoring orgs)
 Fairbanks - 39 attendees (19 centers/sponsoring orgs)
3 Regional Trainings
Worked with state a
licensing for training
hour credit
Registration open
to CACFP Centers
Had space so we
opened to nonCACFP licensed
centers
Still space so we
opened to family
day care home
providers
TRAINING ATTENDEES
CACFP Centers & Sponsor staff
Non-CACFP center staff
Provided travel scholarships for CACFP
organizations
Received ‘Active Play!’ ($30 value), More
than Mud Pies, and Happy Mealtimes for
Healthy Kids
MINI-GRANTS
General Mini-Grants related to the 3
training topics
Application Due Date May 2011
Additional Resources
April 2012
Farm to Child Care
April 2012
MINI-GRANT AFTER TRAINING
 Training attendees had opportunity to apply for mini grant
 Reimbursement after purchase with receipt documentation
 Provided a few advances
 $125 per home
 $275 per center site
 Additional funding for large centers with multi classrooms
$100/classroom
 Responsibility of grantee
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Purchase supplies
One page quarterly blogging with quarterly report
Host parent night
Participate in outcome evaluation at the end of grant period
ACTIVE PLAY! CURRICULUM
 Physical activity that can be
conducted indoor s and
outdoor s, in both large &
small spaces.
 Activities require inexpensive
items that might exist in one’s
home already.
 Children who have mature
fundamental movement skills
are more likely to choose to
be physically active into their
teenage year s.
ACTIVE PLAY! ACTIVITIES
Swat the Fly
Alligator Pit
Bubble Wrap
Jumping
Clean out the
Backyard
MORE THAN MUD PIES
 Provides nutrition
education lessons that will
help children understand 5
basic concepts:
 Eat a variety of foods for good
health.
 Foods can be identified by group,
source, part of the plant, where
grown, where purchased, or
nutrition content.
 Foods can be described by color.
 Foods can be described by size,
smell, texture, temperature,
taste, and form.
 Lots of physical activity, outdoor
play, nutritious food, and water
help children have strong and
healthy bones.
HAPPY MEALTIMES FOR HEALTHY KIDS
 Family Style Dining (FSD)
Curriculum.
 FSD correlates with healthy
eating habits in young
children.
 FSD: food is offered in
serving bowls and platters,
and beverages are offered in
pitchers on the table.
Children are encouraged to
serve themselves, or serve
themselves with help from
an adult.
ADDITIONAL GRANT OPPORTUNITIES
 Farm to Child Care
 Increase youth
understanding about
how food gets from it’s
original form to the
plate.
 Promote healthy food
choices.
 Encourage a preference
for food grown and
harvested in Alaska.
 Additional Resources
 Awardee’s purchased
nutrition education
books and family style
dining equipment.
 Allowed for easy
implementation of FSD
and nutrition education.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES MINI-GRANT
OVERVIEW
Item
Photo
Number of
sets
requesting
Set of Eight Serving Dishes
(2 platters, 4 large serving
bowls, and 2 small serving
bowls)
Six Two-Pint Clear Pitchers
(Six - 7” tall clear plastic
pitchers)
Plastic Serving Utensils Set
(set includes two spoons,
two strainer spoons, one
tongs, and one ladle)
 Requirements
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Purchase designated resources
Participate in Outcome Evaluation
Submit photo of resources in use
Maintain records
Title of Book
Type of book
The Tale of Peter Rabbit
paperback
Gregory the Terrible Eater
paperback
Stone Soup
paperback
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
hardcover
Green Eggs and Ham
hardcover
Blueberries for Sale
hardcover
Bread and Jam for Frances
big book
The Little Red Hen
big book
Number of
copies
requesting
FARM TO
CHILD
CARE
FARM TO CHILD CARE SNAPSHOT
 Enep’ut Children’s Center
Planted a garden containing
tomato, marigold, basil, lettuce,
chives, par sley, spearmint, lemon
mint, broccoli, zucchini, carrot,
green onion, and sweet pepper s.
The garden has been a focal point
for several nutrition education
activities. On nice days, the
children go sit and sketch what they
see in the garden.
The children have learned where
food comes from and how plants
grow.
FARM TO CHILD CARE SNAPSHOT
Petersburg Children’s
Center
 Children have planted
radishes, carrots, basil, and
thyme.
 Has sparked a genuine
interest in all things flora, as
well as their sense of
responsibility in helping to
maintain their garden.
 Children are eager to water
the garden and see what new
plants have developed.
FARM TO CHILD CARE IN FAMILY DAY
CARE HOMES
Gave Providers:
Pots
Bags of Dirt
Seeds
Books related to gardening
Grow It, Try It, Like It
FARM TO CHILD CARE IN HEAD START
OUTREACH
 Outreach Brochures
 Child Care Licensing
 Child Care Assistance
 WIC Offices around the state
 Resource & Referral Agencies
 WIC Posters
 Provided list of all CACFP Centers to WIC
 WIC Posters mailed directly to every center
OUTREACH
C o n t i n ue d
av a i l a b i li t y o f
b r o c h ur e s to a l l
agencies
around the
s t a te
EVALUATION – PARENT SURVEY
PROVIDER GAVE TO PARENTS & COLLECT
 My child is making
healthier choices
 Strongly Agree 47%
 Agree 43%
 Neutral 21%
 My child has increased
desire in physical
activity & active play
 Strongly Agree 47%
 Agree 43%
 Neutral 8%
 My child needs education
in good nutrition &
physical activity
 Strongly Agree 25%
 Agree 42%
 Neutral 22%
 Disagree 8%
 The mini-grant provided
good information
 Strongly Agree 22%
 Agree 49%
 Neutral 22%
EVALUATION – CENTER/SPONSOR
SURVEY MONKEY
 Activities were well
received by the children
 Strongly Agree 42.9%
 Agree 57.1%
 Rating Average 4.43
 The grant activities
helped children develop
fundamental movement
skills
 Strongly Agree 28.6%
 Agree 57.1 %
 Rating Average 4.14
 The children are making
healthy choices on their
own after activity
 Strongly Agree 7.7%
 Agree 69.2%
 Rating Average 3.85
 I found implementation
process challenging
 Strongly Agree 7.1%
 Agree 28.6%
 Rating Average 3.00
EVALUATION – CENTER/SPONSOR
SURVEY MONKEY
 Grant money was spent on:
 Outside equipment
 Gym equipment (hoola hoops, parachutes, Frisbee, bubble
wrap, foam noodles, streamers, orange cones, beach balls,
bean bags, tunnel course
 Musical tapes and cds
 Musical instruments
 Family style dining equipment
 Gardening supplies (dirt, buckets, wheelbarrow, raised bed
supplies, seeds, plants, watering cans, etc.)
WELLNESS IN ALASKA CHILD CARE
BEST PRACTICES
http://education.alaska.gov/tls/cnp/pdf/wicc_best_practices.pdf
WELLNESS IN ALASKA
CHILD CARE MINI-GRANT
(WIACC)
ANN-MARIE MARTIN
[email protected]
(907) 465-87811