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Activities

Public Health-Seattle & King County has exercise recommendations

UCSF Childcare Health Program promotes Active Outdoor Play

National Center for Health Education: Suggested Activities for Preschool Children and Families 

Iowa State published Growing Up Fit: Preschool Fitness Activities which explores ways to teach organized movement to preschoolers.

UCSF Childcare Health Program published Nutrition and Activity for Young Children: Raising Physically Fit and Well Nourished Children.

Placer-Nevada Counties University of California Cooperative Extension publishes a quarterly newsletter for preschool teachers, administrators, and students.   It includes information specifically on nutrition and physical activity.  

Guidelines

Preschool/Childcare Providers’ Committee of the Get Healthy San Mateo County Task Force produced a set of recommendations on nutrition and physical activity entitled Nutrition and Physical Activity for Early Childhood Ages 1-5.  Available in English and Spanish.

National Association for Sport and Physical Activity releases physical activity guidelines for infants and toddlers.

California Department of Health Services Physical Activity Guidelines for Children, Youth and Adults