Health

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Nutrition
ACCORD's Head Start and Early Head Start Programs participate in the New York State Department of Health's Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP). CACFP is a nutrition education and meal reimbursement program helping providers serve nutritious and safely prepared meals and snacks to children and adults in day care settings.

Food Recall Alert Information


Fun and Healthy Snack Recipes For Kids

Nutrition Activities

Physical Activity
ACCORD's Head Start and Early Head Start Programs integrate physical activity into the curriculums by using the I Am Moving, I Am Learning program, which aims to:

  • Increase children's moderate-to-vigorous physical activity
  • Improve the quality of structured movement activities facilitated by adults
  • Improve healthy nutrition choices for children

Fun Games to Get Your Child Moving

  • Duck, Duck, Goose
  • Freeze-Dance to the Music
  • Charades
  • Wii Sports
  • Hide and Go Seek
  • Dance, Dance Revolution
  • Wii Fit
  • Jumping Rope
  • Mother May I
  • Red Rover
  • Red Light, Green Light