Poor oral health practices can cause tooth decay which can be painful, lead to infections, and make children embarrassed of their smiles. While tooth decay is the most common chronic disease among all American children, its prevalence varies across communities. Click read more to learn about tooth decay in young children and how ECE programs can help!
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Gardening offers many benefits for children’s mental and physical health. Gardening also gets children excited about eating fresh fruits and vegetables and can increase their access to them. Across the country, many low-income communities and communities of color live in areas with less access to healthy foods and fresh fruits and vegetables. In areas where fresh fruits and vegetables are too costly or difficult to access, growing them yourself can be a great option! Click read more to learn tips for growing produce in your ECE program!
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Go NAPSACC’s Nation Advisory Group (NAG) continues its work in 2024, with the goals of increasing access and equitable use of Go NAPSACC, keeping the team informed and grounded in the realities of implementation, bringing representative stakeholders to the table to help influence Go NAPSACC's future direction, and improving communication between states that use Go NAPSACC. NAG participants will continue to have more opportunities to present to the group and hold leadership roles. For access to the 2024 meeting minutes and materials, click Read More.
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While we often think of suspension and expulsion as a punishment for older children, preschool aged children are expelled at a rate three times higher than high schoolers. Suspension, expulsion, and even temporarily removing a child from the classroom, have negative effects on children. Click read more to learn about the effects of suspension and expulsion and how ECE programs can work with staff to help!
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Outdoor play supports children’s mental and physical health. However, research shows that children are spending less time outdoors, with the greatest impact seen in programs serving children of color and children from low-income families. Click read more to learn more about the decrease in outdoor play and learning and find ideas for how you can add outdoor time to your ECE program!
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