Provider reported implementation of nutrition-related practices in childcare centers and family childcare homes in rural and urban Nebraska.

ABSTRACT: Approximately 15 million children under age 6 are in childcare settings, offering childcare providers an opportunity to influence children's dietary intake. Childcare settings vary in organizational structure - childcare centers (CCCs) vs. family childcare homes (FCCHs) - and in geographical location - urban vs. rural. Research on the nutrition-related best practices across these childcare settings is scarce. The objective of this study is to compare nutrition-related best practices of CCCs and FCCHs that participate in the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) in rural and urban Nebraska. Nebraska providers (urban n = 591; rural n = 579) reported implementation level, implementation difficulty and barriers to implementing evidence-informed food served and mealtime practi

SUBMITTER: Dev DA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6939097 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature