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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"child care settings"”.
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The Effect of Meal Preparation Time on Food Expenditure and Nutritional Quality of Menus in Family Child-Care Homes in King County, Washington
<bold>Background:</bold> A full time child-care program is expected to provide at least one-half to two-thirds of a child's daily nutrient requirements. As such, child-care settings have been acknowledged as an important setting for the assurance of children's nutrition and for the prevention of …
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ASSESSMENT OF THE NUTRITIONAL CONTENT OF FOODS OFFERED TO PRESCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN AGED 2-5 YEARS OLD WHO ATTEND LICENSED DAY CARE CENTERS IN ALBUQUERQUE IN COMPARISON TO THE CACFP NUTRITIONAL GUIDELINES.
Child care settings may have a role in shaping childrens dietary habits. Foods and beverages served in many child care centers do not meet the nutrition recommendations. A sample of 10 child care centers participated in the study. Data was collected through an online survey and centers provided a …
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The Influence of Gender Bias on Children in Childcare Settings
<p>To date, Early Childhood Education (ECE) courses and curriculum are primarily focused on a being gender neutral and teaching non-traditional gender practices in childcare settings. Further, many child care providers, specifically ECE teachers, are women. This paper describes how many teachers in …
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"Understanding the costs and benefits of short term international volunteerism" : exploring the benefits and potential harms with regard to short-term international volunteer service in Cape Town
… entitled 'AIDS orphan tourism: A threat to young children in residential care' by Richter and Norman has given some prominence to IVS harm in residential child care settings and, in part, motivated this study. This descriptive case study explores how benefits and harm in shortterm international …
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The Impact of Feeding Methods on Exclusion from Child Care for Infants under Six Months of Age
… need for accessible, quality, and affordable child care. Concurrently there is rising concern about the transmission of infection in child care settings. There is evidence, but no consensus, that breastfeeding may offer protection from infection, especially during the first months of life. …
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An assessment of quality in child care by parents, teachers, and the researcher
… assessment of quality of five different child care programs. This study focuses on infant and toddler classrooms or care settings. Parents, and teachers/providers completed the Infant/Toddler Environment Rating Scale and the Definition of Quality Questionnaire in order to rate the quality …
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Family child care physical activity ecology: A qualitative GIS study
… physical activity, and those attending family child care settings spend nine minutes or less per hour of care in physical activity compared to the recommended 15 minutes per hour of care. Family child care providers (FCCPs) and settings play a fundamental role in shaping preschool children’s …
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Head Start and child care providers' feeding practices: a potential avenue for obesity prevention in young children
… in 2012 regarding benchmarks for nutrition in child care to establish healthful eating behaviors in early childhood and prevent obesity in young children. Further, recent publications by the Institute of Medicine and national organizations have recommended specific feeding practices for child …