Health Mini-Grant Opportunity for Child Care Providers

The Pennsylvania Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-Assessment for Child Care (PA NAPSACC) program is seeking licensed child care providers to participate in a mini grant project focused on children’s health. Applications are due by September 3, 2021.

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Through the project, providers should help children form positive nutrition and physical activity habits while in their care.

The PA NAPSACC program is a continuous quality improvement process focused on obesity prevention practices and policies within early care and education settings. The program utilizes Go NAPSACC, an on-line, evidence-based tool, to guide providers through self-assessment, action planning, implementation, policy development, re-self-assessment, and reflection.

The process empowers program leadership and includes individualized technical assistance to increase knowledge and improve quality of practice and policy. Programs will also participate in online TA networks focused on policy development, which will be led by a Child Care Health Consultant (CCHC) at no cost to the site. The CCHC will review current practices and policies, assist with developing sustainable policies, and offer guidance for continuous quality improvement.

Sharing sessions with past project participants will help providers to identify strategies and resources that will support them as they develop and implement nutrition and physical activity action steps while balancing the impact and necessary guidelines of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Providers who participate and complete project requirements will receive a $500 mini-grant to support their action steps. For STAR 3 and 4 programs, and STAR 2 programs moving to STAR 3, participation in all components of the PA NAPSACC program satisfies the performance standards and/or bonus point requirements related to utilizing a health care consultant to establish and maintain health policies above those required by certification as well as participating in an organized effort to promote nutritional health for children.

Technical support and policy consultation will be available to all participating programs.

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Applications are due September 3, 2021, and chosen participants will be notified on September 21.

To apply, please complete and submit the electronic application. For more information, contact Lori McMonigal, Coordinator for Special Projects - Tuscarora Intermediate Unit, at 717.248.4942 x 112 or lmcmonigal@tiu11.org.