September 12, 2025 Providers Should Apply for PA NAPSACC’s 2025-26 Wellness Grant By Oct. 3 Pennsylvania Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-Assessment for Child Care (PA NAPSACC) is seeking 40 licensed child care providers for its 2025-26 wellness grant. The deadline to apply is Friday, Oct. 3. Learn More Providers who are chosen will help to make a difference in children’s lives by helping them to form positive nutrition and physical activity habits. To be eligible, one must be a licensed child care provider in Pennsylvania, serving a minimum of four children, from birth to age 5. Past participants are eligible to apply. Priority will be given to programs that have participated no more than once since 2019. Following the application process, eligible applicants will be invited to participate in an informational webinar on Thursday, Oct. 23 from 12:45 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. The webinar will be recorded and shared with eligible applicants. Starting on Monday, Oct. 27, program enrollment will be based on the first 40 programs to complete enrollment tasks outlined in the webinar. About the Grant The grant provides an opportunity to engage in a continuous quality improvement process focused on obesity-prevention practices and policies within an early care and education setting. The program utilizes Go NAPSACC, an online, evidence-based tool, to guide self-assessment, action planning, implementation, policy development, re-self-assessment, and reflection. Programs will be linked with a child care health consultant at no cost to the site. The consultant will review current nutrition and physical activity practices and policies, assist with sustainable policies, and offer guidance for continuous quality improvement. More Details Those who participate and complete grant requirements will receive up to $500 in grant funding to support staff time or materials and resources needed. For STAR 3 and 4 programs, participation in all components of the wellness grant satisfies Keystone STARS performance standards LM.3.4.10 as well as bonus points area Partnerships with Families and Communities. Providers interested in participating should complete and submit the online application. For questions or additional information, email Cindy Wilson at Tuscarora Intermediate Unit at cjwilson@tiu11.org or call 717-248-4942, ext. 143.
September 3, 2024 PACCA: Child Care and Adult Food Program Roundtable The Pennsylvania Child Care Association and the state Education Department’s Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) are holding a roundtable on how child care and afterschool providers can serve free meals through CACFP. Learn More CACFP provides reimbursement for meals served to enrolled participants in non-residential child or adult care facilities. The intent of the program is to improve the diets of children and adults and to develop healthy eating habits through the service of nutritious meals and the provision of nutrition education activities. During the roundtable, participants will learn how to serve free meals through CACFP. They will also learn about the organization, how to get started, how to apply, eligibility, and basic meal reimbursements. The roundtable will be held in a Zoom meeting from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. ET on Tuesday, Sept. 17. Registration is now open.
