Open Arms Family Child Care in Clinton is Let’s Go!’s newest Featured Child Care Program! Authored by Emily Cooke Megan Miklos, owner and director of Open Arms Family Child Care in Clinton Maine, is excited about how 5-2-1-0 Goes to Child Care is helping her create an even healthier environment for the children she cares… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Child Care
Healthy and Happy on the Ponderosa!
Ponderosa Playland in St. George is our newest Early Childhood Featured Site! Authored by Emily Cooke Dawn Gauthier owns Ponderosa Playland Child Care in St. George, Maine and this is her first year on board with 5-2-1-0 Goes to Child Care. She shared with us how 5-2-1-0 Goes to Child Care and her Let’s Go!… Read more »
5-2-1-0 Goes to Child Care is rockin’ it!
Authored by Emily Cooke Did you know that some very exciting things have been happening in our Early Childhood sector these past several months? Over the summer, Let’s Go! and the Maine Centers for Disease Control (CDC) came together to merge two of the main early childhood obesity prevention programs in the state, 5-2-1-0 Goes… Read more »
Local Schools, Programs, and Health Care Sites Honored for Supporting Healthy Kids Initiative
Authored by Reeve Chace, MPH A select list of Maine schools, after-school programs, and child care programs is being recognized for offering healthy food and recreational opportunities for students. The award was presented to those organizations that met five Priority Strategies established in connection with Let’s Go!, a program of The Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital… Read more »
Eating Healthy During the Holiday
Authored by Michael A Dedekian, MD The holiday season is a joyous one, full of wonder and light and when time treasured childhood memories are made. It can also be a challenging time to eat healthy food. With holiday celebrations in schools, workplaces and in the community, availability of sugary foods can be unlimited. In… Read more »