Smart Start Programs 2020-2021

Health and Safety Activities

Active Steps in Child Care

The Active Steps in Child Care Coordinator uses the Be Active Kids Movement Guide to work with child care facilities to improve the health and development of children birth to five. Services are provided on-site and include weekly sessions for up to 12 weeks to model developmentally appropriate physical activity for children and staff. The Active Steps Coordinator is employed by the Yadkin Family YMCA.

Child Care Health Consultation (CCHC)

The Child Care Health Consultant promotes healthy and safe environments for children in early education settings through consultation, group training, and general resource sharing on topics such as nutrition and physical activity, inclusion of children with special health care needs and developmental disabilities, safe sleep practices, injury prevention, and increasing access to primary health care and health insurance. The Child Care Health Consultant is employed by the Yadkin County Human Services Agency.