Federal Funding Going to Communities to Expand Shape NC
Over $400,000 is going to communities across the state for Healthy Starts for Infants and Toddlers: Shape NC. The program is designed to promote nutrition and active learning through play with children ages birth to three years of age. The initiative will utilize a robust network of local experts to focus on child nutrition, physical activity, outdoor learning and breastfeeding/infant feeding.
The program is funded by the North Carolina Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE) through the Child Care Development Fund. The awardees include Guilford County Partnership for Children, Orange County Partnership for Young Children and Wake County SmartStart. Each Partnership will receive $133,500 per year for three years to address healthy behaviors with children and families in five child care centers per county.
Shape NC, created in 2010, has helped communities and child care centers across North Carolina develop environments, practices and policies that encourage young children to be healthy. Learn more about Shape NC.
