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Nutrition in Early Childcare Programs: The Benefits and Barriers
Cruden, Patrick Flanagan, Timothy Forbes-Mobus, Emily Lu, Xiaoyu Mercier, Alison Seong, Siyeon A. Qumsiyeh, Yazen Howe, Alison
Cruden, Patrick
Flanagan, Timothy
Forbes-Mobus, Emily
Lu, Xiaoyu
Mercier, Alison
Seong, Siyeon A.
Qumsiyeh, Yazen
Howe, Alison
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Introduction: 1 in 5 Vermont children experience food insecurity. Inadequate nutrition threatens cognitive, social, and emotional development in the first years of life. 49.1% of Vermont children arrive at kindergarten underprepared. It has been shown that undernourished children have reduced activity levels and withdraw from their environment, removing them from critical learning opportunities and social interactions. Supporting the provision of healthy food in early childcare programs may help address the issue of food insecurity and promote healthy childhood development. Currently, there are no existing data on both Vermont childcare providers and parents of these children on their perceptions of the importance of providing food in early childcare programs as well as the associated benefits and barriers to do so.
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2016-01-20