Early Care & Education

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Projects

• Early Care & Education in the State Physical Activity and Nutrition (SPAN) Program

  CPHN is a subcontractor with the Washington State Department of Health to help provide training and technical assistance to the state’s early care and education (ECE) system. The project aims to provide support for physical activity and nutrition best-practices in ECE settings with online STARS* trainings for ECE providers and additional trainings and materials for...

  Project Lead/PI: Jennifer Otten

  Research Area(s): Early Care & Education

• Child Care Culture of Health Study

  Investigators are evaluating how wage and wage changes might affect the culture of health in early childhood education (ECE) settings —a setting typically characterized by low wages. The researchers are examining how changes to state and city minimum wages affect the health of ECE providers, and how ECE provider health relates to the quality and...

  Project Lead/PI: Jennifer Otten

  Research Area(s): Early Care & Education, Food & Nutrition Policy, Social Determinants of Health

• Work and Health Among Early Childhood Education Providers in Washington State

  Early care and learning environments are increasingly recognized as critical factors in the health, development, and wellbeing of young children. The estimated 2.2 million people employed in early care and education (ECE) in the US, however, represent a highly vulnerable working population. ECE providers receive relatively low pay, have few job-related benefits, and are disproportionately...

  Project Lead/PI: Jennifer Otten

  Research Area(s): Early Care & Education

Recently Added Resources

• Farm to Early Care and Education: Growing Minds and Healthy Appetites

  Farm to Early Care and Education: Growing Minds and Healthy Appetites is a free online training course maintained by state-approved trainers* at the University of Washington Center for Public Health Nutrition. The goal of this training is to empower early learning professionals to implement farm to Early Care and Education (ECE) in their centers. This training...

  Research Area(s): Early Care & Education

• Healthy Kids, Healthy Future: Physical Activity (Available in English and Spanish)

  Healthy Kids, Healthy Future: Physical Activity is a free online training course developed and maintained by state-approved trainers* at the University of Washington Center for Public Health Nutrition. This course provides information for early childhood professionals about the importance of providing physical activity to infants, toddlers, and preschoolers in their care. This training will also...

  Research Area(s): Early Care & Education

• Nurturing Young Eaters: Healthy Foods and Beverages

  Nurturing Young Eaters: Healthy Foods and Beverages is now available! This is a free online training course developed and maintained by state-approved trainers* at the University of Washington Center for Public Health Nutrition.  This course provides information for early learning professionals on healthy beverages and food to provide to infants, toddlers, and preschoolers (though 5...

  Research Area(s): Early Care & Education