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All-new set of national standards describing evidence-based best practices in nutrition, physical activity, and screen time for early care and education programs. The all-new Preventing Childhood Obesity in Early Care and Education is the new set of national standards describing evidence-based best practices in nutrition, physical activity, and screen time for early care and education programs. The standards are for all types of early care and education settings – centers and family child care homes. Areas of coverage: General nutrition requirements - Meal and snack patterns - Requirements for infants including supporting breastfeeding - Requirements for toddlers and preschoolers - Meal service and supervision - Food brought from home - Nutrition education - Active opportunities for physical activities - Outdoor and indoor play time Caregivers/teachers’ encouragement of physical activity - Screen time limits - Policies on infant feeding, food and nutrition services, and physical activity.

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The American Academy of Pediatrics is an organization of 66,000 primary care pediatricians, pediatric medical subspecialists and pediatric surgical specialists dedicated to the health, safety and well-being of infants, children, adolescents and young adults. The AAP is the largest pediatric publisher in the world, with a diverse list of resources that includes essential clinical and practice management titles and award-winning books for parents.

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