EARLY CARE Fact Sheets

Be a healthy role model:

• Eat healthy foods. 
• Limit use of handheld devices.
• Participate in physical activity.
• Drink water.

GET STARTED WITH 5-2-1-0:

Early care sites, including in-home care providers and child care centers, are invited to sign up as a 5-2-1-0 Healthy Choices Count! Registered Site and join an important network of sectors working towards healthier environments where young Iowans live, learn and play. 

RESOURCES:

• 5-2-1-0 Action Guide — step-by-step guide to implement 5-2-1-0 strategies
• 10 Strategies to Success 
• Message to Send Home to Families
• Go NAP SACC is a free and easy online tool that can help you assess your current practices, set action plans and provides you with access to online resources and trainings.  (Use the registration code: b23op4htc3zt0l7g) 

FACT SHEETS & ACTIVITIES:

5 or more fruits and vegetables every day

• Tips on How to Get 5+ a Day
  • Limit unhealthy choices for snacks and celebrations
  • 5 fruits and veggies every day
  • Healthy party sign-up sheet
  • Conduct taste tests
  • Feeding toddlers and preschoolers
  • Feeding infants

2 hours or less of recreational screen time every day  

• Tips to Reduce Screen Time
  • Why it's important to limit screen time
  • Screen time for children under 3
  • Tips to limit screen time
  • Reading to young children
  • Play ideas for infants

1 hour or more of physical activity every day  

• Fun Ways to Get Active
  • Move an hour every day!
  • Make physical play part of every day!
  • Take it outside!
  • Using activity as a reward
  • Tips to adapt physical activity to be more inclusive

0 sugary drinks - more water 

• Choosing Healthy Drinks
  • Limit or eliminate sugary drinks
  • Water is fuel for your body
  • Juice as a treat
  • Best drinks for young children