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Last Friday was the National Preschool Fitness Day and in light of that, I’d like to encourage you to explore the First Lady’s Let’s Move! initiative.

Let’s Move offers free training and resources for child care providers. Learn more about simple steps you can take to help children in your program learn habits that prevent childhood obesity and can keep them healthy for life. You can even become a recognized child care and early education provider by successfully meeting the five Let’s Move! Child Care goals – physical activity, screen time, food, beverages, and infant feeding.

To become a recognized provider get started here.

Did you know that more than half of obese children become overweight by the time they’re 2? Did you also know that roughly one in five children is overweight by their 6^th birthday? Given such high statistics, as the director of an early education program, it’s critical that you support physical fitness for preschoolers and instill healthy lifestyle habits early on so that children may continue these habits as they grow.

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