--- title: Healthy Habits Start Small description: Healthy nutrition in preschool promotes growth, learning, and lifelong healthy habits. Explore Go NAPSACC tools and strategies to enhance your child care program's nutrition practices. image: https://partnerpublication.mochildcareaware.org/hubfs/CLIX-NAPSACC%20Recruiting%20(2026.04.07).png --- [![Child Care Aware of Missouri Logo](https://partnerpublication.mochildcareaware.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Child%20Care%20Aware%20Logo%20(1).png?width=666&height=414&name=Child%20Care%20Aware%20Logo%20(1).png "Child Care Aware of Missouri Logo")](https://partnerpublication.mochildcareaware.org/partner-publication) Open main menu Close main menu [Child Care Health and Wellness](https://partnerpublication.mochildcareaware.org/partner-publication/tag/child-care-health-and-wellness) # Healthy Habits Start Small [Child Care Aware® of Missouri](https://partnerpublication.mochildcareaware.org/partner-publication/author/child-care-aware-of-missouri) [Share this blog post via Email](mailto:?subject=%3Cspan+id%3D%22hs_cos_wrapper_name%22+class%3D%22hs_cos_wrapper+hs_cos_wrapper_meta_field+hs_cos_wrapper_type_text%22+style%3D%22%22+data-hs-cos-general-type%3D%22meta_field%22+data-hs-cos-type%3D%22text%22+%3EHealthy+Habits+Start+Small%3C%2Fspan%3E&body=I+found+this+interesting+blog+post%3A+https://partnerpublication.mochildcareaware.org/partner-publication/chaw-healthy-habits-start-small) [Share this blog post on Facebook](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://partnerpublication.mochildcareaware.org/partner-publication/chaw-healthy-habits-start-small) [Share this blog post on LinkedIn](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://partnerpublication.mochildcareaware.org/partner-publication/chaw-healthy-habits-start-small) ![](https://partnerpublication.mochildcareaware.org/hubfs/CLIX-NAPSACC%20Recruiting%20(2026.04.07).png) Small changes in daily activity and nutrition can make a big difference in children’s health. Simple steps, like adding more fruits and vegetables to meals, offering water instead of sugary drinks, and incorporating short bursts of active play, help build healthy habits that can last a lifetime. These manageable shifts support children’s growth, energy, and overall well-being, while setting the stage for lifelong healthy choices. Go Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-Assessment for Child Care (NAPSACC) offers hundreds of resources with ideas for increasing physical activity, creating farm-to-ECE experiences, and trying new recipes. Child care providers consistently share how much they love these practical tools. Would you like the opportunity to access these resources and start making small changes that build healthier habits for the children in your program? It’s not too late to join our spring group! Limited openings are available to start your Go NAPSACC journey. [Click here to register](https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Apr-Sept2026) and join others already benefiting from resources that help you build health and wellness in your program. Have questions? Contact Lauri Choate, Director of Training, at [lauri@mochildcareaware.org](mailto:lauri@mochildcareaware.org) or 314-754-1603. --- Explore our other Child Care Aware® of Missouri resources: [Clock Hour Training](https://partnerpublication.mochildcareaware.org/partner-publication/tag/free-clock-hour-training) [Scholarships for Educators](https://partnerpublication.mochildcareaware.org/partner-publication/tag/scholarships-for-educators) [Child Care Health and Wellness](https://partnerpublication.mochildcareaware.org/partner-publication/tag/child-care-nutrition-and-physical-activity) [Family Child Care Network](https://partnerpublication.mochildcareaware.org/partner-publication/tag/family-child-care-network) [Leadership Development Opportunities](https://partnerpublication.mochildcareaware.org/partner-publication/tag/leadership-development-opportunities) [Missouri Office of Childhood Updates](https://partnerpublication.mochildcareaware.org/partner-publication/tag/missouri-office-of-childhood-updates) [Show Me Child Care Resources](https://partnerpublication.mochildcareaware.org/partner-publication/tag/show-me-child-care-resources) [Support Child Care Aware® of Missouri](https://partnerpublication.mochildcareaware.org/partner-publication/tag/support-child-care-aware) [Community Data](https://partnerpublication.mochildcareaware.org/partner-publication/tag/community-data) [Join Our Team](https://partnerpublication.mochildcareaware.org/partner-publication/tag/join-our-team) [Resources to Build Your Business ](https://partnerpublication.mochildcareaware.org/partner-publication/tag/resources-to-build-your-business)     #### About - Menu Item One - Menu Item Two - Menu Item Three #### Services - Menu Item One - Menu Item Two - Menu Item Three #### News - Menu Item One - Menu Item Two - Menu Item Three Follow us on Facebook Follow us on LinkedIn Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Instagram