Recommendations & Best Practices

Adapted Physical Education National Standards

American Academy of Pediatrics

• AAP Nutrition
• AAP Physical Activity
• National Center on Early Childhood Health and Wellness

Caring for Our Children

• Caring for Our Children 4th Edition
  • All Standards: National Health and Safety Performance Standards Guidelines for Early Care and Education Programs
• Chapter 2 : Program Activities: Standard 2.2.0.3
• Chapter 3 : Health Promotion and Protection
• Chapter 4 : Nutrition and Food Service
• Chapter 9 : Administration
  • Chapter 9.2.3.1 : Policies and Practices that Promote Physical Activity
• Appendix S : Physical Activity: How Much is Needed?

CATCH: Coordinated Approach to Children's Health

Child and Adult Care Food Program of the United States Department of Agriculture (CACFP)

• Requirements for meals: Subpart E - Operational Provisions §226.20 "Requirements for meals."

Free Farm to ECE Curricula

Healthy Children: Preschool Nutrition and Fitness

Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

• Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2020-2025

Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans (2018)

• Fact Sheet - Adults
• Fact Sheet - Children

Shape America

• Grade-Level Outcomes for K-12 Physical Education
• Just the Facts, Physical Activity and Nutrition in Early Childhood Settings

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program-Education (SNAP-Ed)

• Land-Grant University System SNAP-Ed Work
• SNAP-Ed Connection

USDA

• Choose MyPlate for Kids
• USDA MyPlate App
• USDA Nutrition Education for Preschoolers

We Can: Ways to Enhance Children's Activity and Nutrition