Taking Steps to Healthy Success Childhood Obesity Prevention Project

This is a completed event.

Description:

If you would like to learn more about the Childhood Obesity Prevention Project - 20-minute Directors’ Information webinars are being held to share a project overview and answer questions. Signing up for a webinar DOES NOT commit you to the project – it’s just an information session.

 

The Childhood Obesity Prevention Project has limited spaces, and great benefits for participation to help committed educators help young children get to kindergarten at a healthy weight!

 

Childhood Obesity Prevention Project Benefits 

  • Lively, evidence-based training (up to 30 clock hours) to prepare ECE programs to prevent obesity in young children
  • Networking with other educators
  • FREE toolkits, books, CDs, resources, etc.
  • $500 cash stipend for completing the project

 

Eligible Locations

Alexandria, Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, Fauquier

 

Program Commitments Include

  • Program leadership team attends training (five 6-hour days, scheduled 8-10 weeks apart)
  • Program leadership team shares information with program staff
  • Complete action plan to improve nutrition and/or physical activity in your program.

 

Ways to Learn More about the Childhood Obesity Prevention Project

  1. Sign up for a 20-minute Directors Information Webinar at (schedule in attachment)

 https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/rt/5577432538703955459

 

  1. Fill out and email the attached Interest Form to PeggyW@va.childcareaware.org or fax to 804-285-0846 and you will be contacted for a personal phone call.   

 

This grant-funded opportunity offers terrific benefits for participating programs and is unlikely to be repeated in this part of the state.  Please consider whether it is a good fit for your program and staff.

Date(s):


10/10/2016 1:00 PM ET - 10/10/2016 1:20 PM ET,
10/11/2016 9:00 AM ET - 10/11/2016 9:20 AM ET,
10/12/2016 8:30 AM ET - 10/12/2016 8:50 AM ET,
10/12/2016 9:30 AM ET - 10/12/2016 9:50 AM ET,
10/14/2016 9:00 AM ET - 10/14/2016 9:20 AM ET,
10/14/2016 1:00 PM ET - 10/14/2016 1:20 PM ET

Contact(s):

Peggy Watkins
804-285-0846
PeggyW@va.childcareaware.org