Based on end of session evaluations of BKC programs and the question "What ideas or practices do you plan to try as a result of attending this workshop?

Fighting Children's Obesity through Active Play

Get ourside more often, incorporate movement times when it is needed and not necessarily scheduled,.  Make play more active and fun

To do more games outside

Exercise activities in a fun way, games to encoruge large motor movement

Obese Kids:  they are what they eat

The snack ideas

Use less juice, more fresh fruit

I plan to serve healthier snacks

Put more effort into putting foods into the right portions and preparing healther (fun) foods for my own children

Watching portion sizes and using a variety of foods when planning meals

How to Work with Active Children

More appropriate activities and how to incorporate things to work for each child

Measuring the twmpweament of my group to better assist me with keeping active children active enough throughout the day

I work with two year olds and mnay meethods of "exercise" would be helpful throughout our day

Avoid Behavior Problems--Teach Self Control

Different st4rategies for redirecting and teaching appropriate responses to different sitations

All of the self-control methods, breating, role playing, streetching, etc

Learning what each age level should be able to do was helpful (i.e. how long to site, etc) and relaxation techniques

How to Turn Good Play into GREAT Play

Working with the children more one on one  Getting them to interact with each other more often

Encourage more interaction with kids

Better handwashing

Be more concerned about a child's play skills

Your #1 Priority:  Keeping Children Healthy and Safe

Longer handwashing

teaching kids to sing while they wash so they get more clean

Being more observant of the kids while they are washing hand to be sure it is being done right

More thorough hand washing

I will use more bleach and water not just clorox spray

Child Care Providers are widely separated in a county that has no central meeting location.  Providers are serviced by three different resource and referral programs based in Laconia, Hanover and LIttleton.  Each agency is aware of the Better Kid Care Series through information we share with them at the beginning of each program year.

To better meet the needs of smaller center and home based programs, providers are offered a "study at home" program where we send them a copy of the telecast as well as any supporting handouts.  They can chose to view the materials on their own or as part of training for their staff.  Both methods are used.  When the evaluation is completed and returned with the tape to the office, a certificate of completion is forarded to them.  This is accepted by the Child Care and Licensing Board for NH as satisfying two of the hours of training needed by each staff person every year.

During the past year the four current programs of BKC as well as two programs from the previous year were made available.  The general response from participants is once they have viewed at least one of the tapes is "send me everything you have".  To avoid the loss of the original tape, we copy it only VHS which is a medium that most providers already have.  Thirty completed evaluations were returned to the office during FY07.

 To increase our participation among providers we send out PSA's to local radio and print media as well as marketing them to former users of the program.  This resulted in an increase in participants from the previous year.  We are developing a list of providers to market the program to for future years.

This method seems to be a good way to provide needed education for providers that doesn't involve traveling at night after a long day of providing care for young children and still gives Extension the exposure needed as an organization that is interested in the education of many groups, especially when they are involved in the care and education of young children.