Examining Foods and Beverages Served and Child Food Insecurity across Early Care and Education (ECE) Programs in Communities with High Rates of Obesity and Food Insecurity

Deepa Srivastava, Lucy R. Zheng, Dipti A. Dev

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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine implementation of serving food and beverage evidence-based practices (nutrition EBPs) across CACFP participating licensed childcare centers (CCCs, n = 51) and family childcare homes (FCCHs, n = 49) in central California. Results indicated that FCCHs reported significantly higher (p < .05) implementation of nutrition EBPs and barriers than CCCs. Both CCCs and FCCHs refer families to WIC/SNAP when they observe child food insecurity and control how much food is served to children. It is important to consider organizational structure (CCCs, FCCHs) and child food insecurity when developing policies/interventions for improving implementation of nutrition EBPs in ECEs.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)683-698
Number of pages16
JournalJournal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition
Volume18
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 2023
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • CACFP
  • ECE
  • Foods & beverages
  • childcare centers
  • family childcare homes
  • food insecurity
  • preschoolers

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Health(social science)
  • Nutrition and Dietetics
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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