WHAT'S NEW?
Attention trainers...many of you have asked us if you can continue to teach the nutrition components of the Be Active Kids curriculum since they are based on MyPyramid materials. The answer is YES! The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) recommends that educators continue to use their existing MyPyramid materials that they find useful. You can supplement the current information in the Be Active Kids curriculum with the revised MyPlate materials for preschoolers. For more guidance on how you can integrate the new MyPlate icon into the existing MyPyramid curriculum, take a look at the suggestions in this Using MyPlate with MyPyramid document.
TRAIN-THE-TRAINER SESSIONS
Let's Welcome Our 2011-2012 Cohort Be Active Kids Trainers
Thanks to the 60+ new Be Active Kids Trainers who participated in these workshops and who have made the commitment to help get more young children more active, more often!
Location: Onslow County Smart Start, Richlands, NC
Date: March 12, 2012
Location: Johnston County Health Department, Smithfield, NC
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Date: November 10, 2011
Location: Down East Partnership for Children, Rocky Mount, NC
Date: Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Location: Mecklenburg County Health Department
Date: Wedensday, March 30, 2011
2011 CACFP Conference: Eating Smart Moving More 
September 7-9, 2011
Durham, NC
Click to view the Be Active Kids presentation. Physical Activity in Child Care - Smart Start Webinar 
Monday, March 7, 2011
1:00 - 2:00
Click to view presentation.
Latest Childcare News!
Child Care law and rule changes support 60 minutes of daily physical activity & healthier foods
CHILD CARE LAW - HB 1726
The Child Care Commission, in consultation with the Division of Child Development of the
Department of Health and Human Services, has developed improved nutrition and physical
activity standards for child care facilities. New standards include:
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Serving only skim or low fat milk (skim or 1 percent) to children ages 2 and older
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No more than four to six ounces of juice per day
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No sugar-sweetened beverages
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No serving juice from a bottle
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A rest period after lunch
House Bill 1726 comes from recommendations by the
General Assembly’s Task Force on Childhood Obesity, which presented 11 recommendations
for tackling childhood obesity. The Department of Public Health will convene a meeting of
stakeholders to discuss potential changes to the NC Child Care Nutrition program and report
recommendations to the Childhood Obesity Task Force by December 1st, 2010.
2010 CHILD CARE RULES CHANGES The North Carolina Child Care Commission adopted several new rule changes in the areas
of children's health and nutrition. The changes became effective in July and August and
include an increased focus on time spent on outdoor activities, limitations on screen time
(computers, video games and television), and increased focus on planning for gross motor
activity. Review a complete list of changes on the National Resource Center
for Health and Safety in Child Care and Early Education website.
Have a story about active kids? Share it with us!
Be Active Kids is continually looking for stories, pictures, and video clips of Be Active Kids in action to help tell the story. Please send them to Be Active North Carolina, 2250 Perimeter Park Drive, Suite 120, Morrisville, NC, 27560 or email them to info@beactivekids.org.
Trainer Log-In Information
To access your training information you must first obtain a username and password. This can be done by contacting the Be Active Kids Program Specialist at 919-287-7012 or at info@beactivekids.org. Once you have received your log-in information, you will be able to utlize the following online resources:
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view and manage your training profile
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order kits
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schedule training sessions
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check and redeem reward points
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search child care facilities