Documenting the Range and Quality of Existing Preschool Food Policies in Connecticut

Start Date: September 2007

ID #: 63150

Principal Investigator: Marlene Schwartz, PhD

Co-Principal Investigator: Kathryn Henderson, PhD

Organization: Yale University

Funding Round: Round 2

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This project will investigate preschool food policies through two primary aims. First, the study will develop new measures and examine the validity of existing preschool nutrition measures through rigorous psychometric analysis, pilot and primary testing, and validity studies. The final product will be a multi-method toolkit of measures assessing the nutrition environment, caregiver attitudes, food policies, menu quality, and financial considerations of food delivery in the preschool setting. Second, the study will examine socio-demographic predictors of the current preschool nutrition environment, written food policies, and caregiver attitudes. This study targets multiracial/ethnic preschool-age children ages 3 to 5.

Keywords: Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), Child Care/Preschool, Food service, Head Start, Physical activity, Snacks

State: Connecticut

Focus Area: Early Childhood

Resource Type: Grant Summary

Race/Ethnicity: Multi-racial/ethnic

Age Group: Preschool-age children (ages 3 to 5)

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