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About Early Care and Education (ECE)
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* About 3 in 5 children (12.5 million children) not yet in kindergarten are in a nonparental care arrangement at least once a week.
* High-quality early care and education (ECE) programs can have a positive impact on a child's health and well-being, including helping prevent childhood obesity.
* States and communities can adopt policies and activities to support healthy growth in ECE.
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Most young children spend time in care outside of their home. About 12.5 million children from birth through age 5 who are not yet in kindergarten are in a nonparental care arrangement at least once a week. That's 3 in 5 children in this age group.
The number of children in ECE settings makes it one of the best places to help build a foundation for healthy living. High-quality ECE programming can have a positive effect on a child's social-emotional well-being, educational achievement, health, and socioeconomic outcomes later in life.
ECE practices and programs can support healthy eating and physical activity when children are young, which can help prevent childhood obesity. These efforts can also influence their habits throughout their life.
What can be done?
States and communities can adopt policies and activities to:
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* Increase physical activity.
* Limit screen time.
* Support breastfeeding parents.
* Support breastfeeding mothers.
* Advance Farm to ECE programs.
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* Cui J, Natzke L. Early Childhood Program Participation: 2019. National Center for Education Statistics, Institute of Education Sciences, US Department of Education; 2021. Publication NCES 2020-075REV.
* Cui, J., and Natzke, L. Early Childhood Program Participation: 2019 (NCES 2020-075REV), National Center for Education Statistics, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. Washington, DC.; 2021.
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