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GEORGIA CHILD CARE WELLNESS STUDY 2017 Statewide Survey Results of Beverage Policy Implementation in Georgia Child Care Programs SURVEY RESULTS - PROGRAM TYPE CCLC vs FCCLH vs LECC* FCCLH CCLC LECC 0 40 80 1%Fat Free* Whole Milk* *Statistically signifcant FCCLH CCLC LECC 0 35 70 Outdoor Indoor* FCCLH CCLC LECC 0 50 100 1x/Day* Not Served *Statistically signifcant *Statistically signifcant FCCLH CCLC LECC 0 50 100 SSBs not Served* *Statistically signifcant Survey Demographics Random sampling of 3054 programs across 6 regions of GA Contact Principal Investigator: Dr. Caree J. Cotwright [email protected] Sugar sweetened beverage (SSB) consumption contributes to childhood obesity 70% of children 2 to 5 consume one sugary drink/day Why This Study? Sugary drinks are high in empty calories - linked to obesity 10.4% of young children are considered obese Reducing consumption of sugary drinks among children 0 to 5 is a viable strategy to decrease obesity Beverage Recommendations Serve only 1% or fat free milk to children 2 and older Serve whole milk to children 1-2 years old Limit juice to no more than one 4-6 oz serving of 100% fruit juice/day Eliminate serving SSBs Ensure water is available throughout the day for self serve both indoor & outdoor Milk SSBs Juice Water 1-5 years old 2-5 years old 1 year old 1-5 years old Infants 1-5 years old 1-5 years old Race/Ethnicity of Children Enrolled 49% Black 42% White 5.2% Hispanic 1.9% Asian/Pacific Islander 1.6% Other CACFP Participation 67% respondents participate in CACFP 2017 CACFP Meal Patterns 34% "know a lot" about 2017 meal patterns 75% follow the 2017 guidelines 18% had not heard of new 2017 CACFP meal patterns Program Types* 46% FCCLH 39% CCLC 15% LECC *FCCH - Family Child Care Learning Home CCLC- Child Care Learning Center LECC - License Exempt Child Care Income Level 54% of child care programs served families with an income level of $35K or below *Child Care Learning Center, Family Child Care Learning Home, License Exempt Child Care This research was supported by grant #74373 from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation through its Healthy Eating Research program.
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2 0 1 7 S t a t e w i d e S u r v e y R e s u l t s o f B e v e r a g e P o l i c yI m p l e m e n t a t i o n i n G e o r g i a C h i l d C a r e P r o g r a m s
SURVEY RESULTS - PROGRAM TYPE
CCLC vs FCCLH vs LECC*
FCCLH CCLC LECC
0
40
80
1%Fat Free* Whole Milk*
*Statistically signifcant
FCCLH CCLC LECC
0
35
70
Outdoor Indoor*
FCCLH CCLC LECC
0
50
100
1x/Day* Not Served
*Statistically signifcant
*Statistically signifcant
FCCLH CCLC LECC
0
50
100
SSBs not Served*
*Statistically signifcant
Survey Demographics Random sampling of 3054
programs across 6 regions of GA
Contact Principal Investigator: Dr. Caree J. Cotwright
Sugar sweetened beverage (SSB)consumption contributes tochildhood obesity
70% of children 2 to 5 consumeone sugary drink/day
Why This Study?
Sugary drinks are high in emptycalories - linked to obesity
10.4% of young children areconsidered obese
Reducing consumption ofsugary drinks among children 0to 5 is a viable strategy todecrease obesity
BeverageRecommendations
Serve only 1% or
fat free milk tochildren 2 and
older
Serve whole milkto children 1-2
years old
Limit juice to nomore than one
4-6 oz serving of100% fruitjuice/day
Eliminateserving SSBs
Ensure water isavailable
throughout theday for self serve
both indoor &outdoor
Milk SSBs
Juice
Water
1-5 years old
2-5 years old
1 year old
1-5 years old
Infants
1-5 years old
1-5 years old
Race/Ethnicity ofChildren Enrolled
49% Black
42% White 5.2% Hispanic
1.9% Asian/PacificIslander
1.6% Other
CACFP Participation
67% respondentsparticipate in CACFP
2017 CACFP MealPatterns
34% "know a lot" about
2017 meal patterns 75% follow the 2017
guidelines 18% had not heard of
new 2017 CACFP mealpatterns
Program Types*
46% FCCLH 39% CCLC
15% LECC
*FCCH - Family Child Care Learning Home CCLC- Child Care Learning Center
LECC - License Exempt Child Care
Income Level
54% of child careprograms servedfamilies with anincome level of$35K or below
*Child Care Learning Center, Family Child Care Learning Home, License Exempt Child Care
This research was supported by grant #74373 from theRobert Wood Johnson Foundation through its
Healthy Eating Research program.
