Additional Resources

Child Care and Child Development Organizations

• National Association for Family Child Care
• National Association for the Education of Young Children
• Southern California Association for the Education of Young Children
• First 5 CA
• ZERO to THREE

State and County Agencies

• California Child Care Resource and Referral Network
• California Department of Education-Early Learning and Care Division (CCE-ELCD)
• California Community Care Licensing
• Department of Public Health – LA County – Office for the Advancement of Early Care and Education

Additional Associations and Organizations

• California Early Childhood Online
• California Preschool Instructional Network
• Nemours: https://healthykidshealthyfuture.org/
• Choose Health LA:  http://choosehealthla.org/
• Let’s Move: http://www.letsmove.gov/
• Alliance For A Healthier Generation:  https://www.healthiergeneration.org/live_healthier/
• WIC:  http://www.fns.usda.gov/wic/women-infants-and-children-wic
• Quality Start LA: http://qualitystartla.org/

Breastfeeding

• Breastfeeding Toolkit for Child Care Providers Eng | Span
• Breastfeed LA: http://breastfeedla.org/
• La Leche League: http://www.lalecheleague.org/
• Videos on breastfeeding-friendly child care (10 minutes each):
  • For Child Care Providers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=IpDDxnbin7c
  • For Parents:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXXpmCn57ZI&feature=player_embedded
• Breastfeeding resources for moms from WIC can be found here
• Frequently Asked Questions about Breastfeeding from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

Screen Time

• Let’s Move: http://www.letsmove.gov/reduce-screen-time-and-get-active
• Screen Free: www.screefree.org

Nutrition Information

•  USDA: http://www.fns.usda.gov/tn/team-nutrition
• My Plate: http://www.choosemyplate.gov/
• Mealtime Memo for Child Care offers information for child care providers participating in the Child and Adult Care Food Program, focused on good nutrition for young children.
• WIC educational materials for parents:
• Ideas for cooking with children
• Sesame Street materials (including printable posters and handouts for parents)
• Sesame Street videos to share with children
• Ideas for non-food rewards for children: http://www.clemson.edu/extension/hgic/food/nutrition/nutrition/life_stages/hgic4110.html

Healthy Recipes

• Here are some healthy recipes from champions for change and from cooking matters
• These healthy recipes are specifically approved for CACFP (the Child and Adult Care Food Program) found here and here

Financial Assistance for Healthy Foods

• WIC (for pregnant women and children under 5 years, no US citizenship required)
• Cal Fresh (Eligibility based on income)
• Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) for child care providers
• LA Food Bank, just plug in your zip code to find food pantries and soup kitchens near you

Gardening

• Kids Gardening: http://www.kidsgardening.org/
• Grow It, Try It, Like It! Preschool Fun with Fruits and Vegetables is a garden-themed nutrition education kit for child care center staff that introduces children to three fruits and three vegetables:
• The Farm to Preschool program’s Harvest of the Month Curriculum

Physical Activity Ideas

• American Heart Association: http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/HealthyLiving/HealthyKids/ActivitiesforKids/Activities-for-Kids_UCM_304155_SubHomePage.jsp
• Lots of physical activity ideas for preschoolers can be found here and here
• 75 TV Free Activities for Toddlers
• How to create an outdoor play space
• One Step at a Time: Helping Young Children Be Physically Active! A series of three free online modules to help child care providers promote children’s physical activity

Water Testing

• Information about water testing for lead
• See page 8 of this guide about how to get your water tested if you’re in a child care setting