Healthy Children, Healthy Communities
Exciting opportunity for rural Family Child
Care Home providers!
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Complete this form and a member of our team will follow up with you!
If you enroll in the study, you agree to receive study-related text messages. Message and data rates may apply to this recurring messages subscription. On your phone, reply HELP for help and STOP to opt out.
SMS sharing disclosure: No mobile information will be shared with third parties/affiliates for marketing/promotional purposes at anytime.
What are the benefits?
- Up to $595 Amazon gift card for personal use.
- 19 in-service hours of professional development credit at no cost to you.
- Resources for parents.
- Toolkit with interactive activities for children.
Who can join?
You qualify to participate if you are a licensed home-based child care provider in rural Nebraska who:
- Participates in the food program.
- Cares for at least two children ages 3-5.
- Serves meals and snacks in your program.
How does it work?
Providers will be randomly chosen to join one of these 16-week training programs: EAT Family Style or Better Kid Care.
Requirements:
- Fill out three 30-40 minute online surveys about mealtime environment.
- Fill out up to five 10 minute online surveys about participating childrens’ eating habits.
- Complete online lessons (1 hour per week).
- Coordinate six visits with UNL research assistants who will:
- Observe children eating meals and snacks, and video record lunch.
- Measure children’s height, weight, and colorful fruit and vegetable intake.