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A guide provided by the USDA Food and Nutrition Service to support healthy meal patterns and portions for infant, child and adult (breakfast, lunch, supper, and snack).

Supplemental instructions for completing the CDC/CDH annual report worksheet #13.

The Navy CYP Parent Participation Plan (PPP) sample helps programs detail how they will encourage families to actively participate in their CYP. Programs are required to develop a PPP and must review and update their PPP on an annual basis to ensure an accurate and up-to-date ΓÇ£road mapΓÇ¥ for their participation efforts for the coming year.

OSD provides a toolkit and guide for Installation Child Development and Youth Center Opening Ceremonies. The Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) Office of Family Policy/Children and Youth is providing this guide to assist program and installation staff in the planning of Groundbreaking and Opening Ceremonies. To that end, we have collected information from the Military Services and professional staff to prepare this guide.

Through a continued partnership and centrally managed contract with the Missoula Children's Theater (MCT), installations operating Child and Youth Programs (CYP) may request to host a week long MCT residency camp for eligible youth. This opportunity is available for both CONUS and OCONUS installations to offer residency camps that can fulfill the installation requirements outlined in the Missoula Children's Theatre Camps Requirements document.

The Council of Professional Recognition has developed the Child Development Associate and Military School Age credentials to improve the quality of child and school-age care programs. CNIC CYP will continue to provide supplemental funding to offer CYP employees and CDH Providers an opportunity to continue their training and receive recognition from a national organization. CNIC (N926) has established a centralized contract with the Council of Professional Recognition to streamline the process for funding the CDA and MSA credentials. Enclosures (1) through (4) provide the processes for participating in this opportunity.

All Navy CDCs are required to implement the Creative Curriculum as the standard curriculum to provide consistency and continuity for military children and their families as they move from base to base. The attached policy details the curriculum requirements that shall be met by all Navy Child Development Centers administering preschool programs.

NAEYC Early Learning Program 2022 Standards and Assessment Items are research-based standards and recommended best practices for center-based early learning programs that serve children birth through preschool. Navy CDCs and 24/7 programs shall apply these standards toward achievement and maintenance of quality programming and accreditation as required.

Families select their sponsor type (e.g., Active Duty Military, DoD Civilian) and spouse status (e.g., Working, Student, Seeking Employment, Non-Working) when they create or update their MCC household profile. MCC uses this information to create a military family type for the household, which is associated with a DoD priority. MCC uses the assigned DoD priority, along with the request for care date to determine sequence on the waitlist.

S.P.A.R.C. is an online learning platform which provides participants with the knowledge needed to prepare young people to develop hardiness skills to meet personal and professional goals through identification of their sparks and interests while developing a growth mindset. This training is available for all military and civilian families associated with Navy Installations to include Navy Reserve families.