If you are employed in a state that uses a registry to track professional development hours, you will be able to provide your registry ID (Stars, MOPID, Registry or other ECE ID#) after you have completed the quiz for the course. If you pass the quiz we will report your course completion to the state registry using the registry ID that you provide.

Promote healthy habits by exploring nutrition, physical activity, hygiene, and wellness through the 5-2-1-0 initiative. Designed for early childhood professionals, this self-paced course explains the importance of fruits and vegetables, limiting screen time, encouraging daily movement, avoiding sugary drinks, and teaching healthy hygiene practices. Through practical strategies, yoga and midline activities, printable resources, recipes, and classroom games, participants will gain the knowledge and tools to support lifelong healthy choices for young children. Course Length – 3.0 hours.

This course does not meet the Pennsylvania 10 hour Health and Safety course required by Department of Human Services. In addition, some of the information included in this course may or may not reflect current Health and Safety standards in Pennsylvania.

The course helps answer the following questions:

• Why do the children need so many fruits and vegetables?

• What are some ways to get them to try new foods?

• What is the problem with screen time?

• What are midline exercises and why are they important?

• How can yoga help children?

• How can I help children understand how germs spread?

Participants who successfully complete this course will be able to:

• Explain the 5-2-1-0 concept and correctly identify what each number represents with 80% accuracy on the course assessment.

• Select at least three developmentally appropriate strategies for teaching children healthy social-hygiene habits.

• Identify at least three ways gross-motor development supports children’s overall learning and development.

• Develop a plan that includes at least three developmentally appropriate activities that strengthen children’s gross-motor skills.