The following resources are referenced in the Healthy Tots Wellness Grant Request for Applications (RFA) and the Healthy Tots Wellness Grant Application in EGMS. They can also be used to develop evidence-based health and wellness programming and training.
OSSE Wellness Guidelines Information
- OSSE Wellness Guidelines
- OSSE Wellness Assessment
- A Step by Step Guide for Implementing Guidelines in Child Development Facilities
DC Education Standards
- DC Health Education Standards
- DC Early Learning Standards
- DC Early Learning Standards for Pre-K
- DC Common Core State Standards
USDA Resources
- Team Nutrition Resources
- CACFP Meal pattern requirements
- USDA Dietary Guidelines
- Family Style Meals: A New Way to Teach Healthy Eating Habits
Early Childhood Best Practices
- Caring for Our Children Basics Health and Safety Foundations for Early Care and Education
- Kaiser Permanente’s Thriving Student resource
- Kaiser Permanente’s Thriving Workplace Resource
- Nemours and Ohio Child Care Resource & Referral Association Family Style Dining Guide: A mealtime approach for early care and education programs
- Nemours Healthy Kids, Healthy Futures
- The Elynn Satter Institute
- Farm to Early Care and Education
- Zero to Three Health and Nutrition Resources
- National Center on Early Childhood Health and Wellness
- National Head Start Association ‘Nurturing Staff Wellness’ Toolkit
- The Institute of Child Nutrition
- The Early Sprouts Institute, Keene State College
- Mealtime and Feeding Resources for Early Learning Professionals