WV Child Care Nutrition Standards

WV Department of EducationOffice of Child Nutrition

OverviewPart I: Developing the StandardsBackgroundPartnerships, Part ILeap of TastePartnerships, Part II

Part II: Implementation & AccountabilityYear One (FY 2011)Year Two (FY 2012)Year Three (FY 2013)

DEVELOPING THE STANDARDSPart I

Developing the StandardsBackgroundWV Department of Education, Office of Child Nutrition– School Nutrition Programs (NSLP, SBP, FFVP)– Summer Food Service Program– Child and Adult Care Food Program

West Virginia Board of Education Policy 4321.1, Standards for School Nutrition (7/1/2008)– Created a nutritional quality gap between programs

Developing the StandardsPartnerships, Part IDelaware Department of Education– First state to implement standards for nutrition

and physical activity in child care settings• Delaware CACFP/Delacare Child Nutrition and Physical

Activity Rules• Based on the American Academy of Pediatrics child

nutrition best practices and the Dietary Guidelines for Americans

• Applied to both Child Care Centers AND Day Care Homes• Implemented through CACFP and their Office of Child Care

Licensing (OCCL)

Developing the Standards

“Leap of Taste”West Virginia Department of Education– Developed the “Leap of Taste” Child Care Nutrition

Standards• Modeled after Delaware’s initial “Delacare” Nutrition Rules

– Applied for, but did not receive initial funding, to help develop and implement Leap of Taste

– Moved forward with the standards without funding– Unlike the Standards for School Nutrition, did not need

legislative or board approval, a public comment period, etc.

Developing the Standards

Partnerships, Part IIWV Department of Health and Human Resources

(DHHR), Bureau of Public Health– American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)

• Statewide policy addressing both nutrition AND physical activity

DHHR Division of Early Care and Education– Nutrition*, physical activity & screen time licensing

requirements– QRIS Advisory Council Sub-Committees

WVU Health Research Center– Pre- and post- data & surveys

IMPLEMENTATION & ACCOUNTABILITY

Part II

Implementation & Accountability

“Leap of Taste” Year 1 (FY 2011)– Implementation for Child Care Centers

Annual Training Resources– Nutrition Standards Resource Book– Portion Guideline Fact Sheets

Culinary Institutes

Implementation & Accountability

“Leap of Taste” Year 2 (FY 2012)– Accountability for Compliance for Child Care Centers

Management Evaluations (MEs) Annual Training www.wvleapoftaste.com with Culinary Institute videos (future) Marketing Campaign

– Implementation for Family Day Care Homes Annual Training www.wvleapoftaste.com Marketing Campaign

Implementation & Accountability

“Leap of Taste” Year 3 (FY 2013)– Accountability for Compliance for Child Care Centers

Annual Training Leap of Taste Outreach Toolkit Marketing Campaign

– Accountability for Compliance for Family Day Care Homes Annual Training

Thank You!

West Virginia Department of EducationOffice of Child Nutrition

1900 Kanawha Blvd, EastBuilding 6, Room 248Charleston, WV 25305

(304) 558-2708http://wvde.state.wv.us/nutrition/