Screen Time Education and Professional Development
Educating staff and families helps them work together to reduce children's screen time.
The best practices (per GO NAPSACC) and the related resources in this section focus on informing and educating staff and families on screen time reduction strategies and healthy alternatives to screen time that can enhance program quality. This will help staff be able to implement practices that support children's health and help families reinforce healthy habits at home.
Best practices
Select each GO NAPSACC best practice goal below to find related resources.
"Teachers and staff receive professional development on screen time 2 times per year or more."
Action Guide: For Child Care Nutrition and Physical Activity Policies
Summary: A guide for creating policies including rationale, steps for creating policies, and policy recommendations.
Source: Connecticut State Department of Education
Child and Family Development
Summary: Articles, online classes, upcoming virtual events, videos, and more. Early childhood topics include positive disciple, healthy growth and development, active play, etc., free of charge.
Source: Michigan State University Extension
“Get Moving” Physical Activity Early Childhood Facilitator Guide
Summary: Six lessons for childcare providers to use in teaching children ages 3-5 about physical activity. Includes teacher resources to implement each lesson, as well as corresponding materials to share with families.
Source: Michigan University State Extension
Go Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-Assessment for Child Care (NAPSACC) Bilingual Self-Assessments
Summary: Free for providers. Contacting a consultant and completing the online version of the appropriate assessment opens a suite of planning, learning, professional development, and implementation tools to understand further what the best practices are and how to make them happen in your child care.
Source: Go Nutritional and Physical Activity Self-Assessment for Child Care (Go NAPSACC)
Healthy Kids, Healthy Future
Summary: Under the "Reduce Screen Time" section, find facts about and tips for reducing screen time. Find activities for children and resources for adults, including handouts, trainings, alternative sleep strategies, and guidance on appropriate use of technology.
Source: The Nemours Foundation
Media and Children
Summary: This website includes information about media time and how it impacts children. It also has parent resources, such as “Beyond Screen Time: A Parent’s Guide to Media Use” and “Family Media Plan.”
Source: The American Academy of Pediatrics
MiRegistry Course Catalog
Summary: By entering “screen time” in the “Course Title, Competency, or Qualification” search box, professional development classes related to reducing screen time will appear. Click on “View Course Detail” for each class to read more.
Source: MiRegistry
Nutrition and Wellness Tips for Young Children
Summary: Collection of tip sheets for nutrition and physical activity. Each tip sheet focuses on a specific topic and includes a practical application section to help apply the tips to a child care program for children ages 2 through 5 years old. See pages 63-71.
Source: United States Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service
Policy Brief on Early Learning and Use of Technology
Summary: This is a policy brief about the early learning and use of technology with specific reasons and policies around the use of different types of technology and the use of them in early learning.
Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Screen Time Reduction Early Childhood Facilitator Guide
Summary: Six lessons for childcare providers to use in teaching children ages 2-5 about reducing screen time. Includes teacher resources to implement each lesson, as well as corresponding materials to share with families.
Source: Michigan University State Extension
Screen Time Reduction Toolkit for Child Care Providers
Summary: Includes tips to reduce screen time, letter to parents, tips to reduce screen time, games to reduce screen time. Policy Examples are provided on page 8.
"Professional development on screen time includes a variety of topics related to the recommended amount, types, and use of screen time in child care."
Action Guide: For Child Care Nutrition and Physical Activity Policies
Summary: A guide for creating policies including rationale, steps for creating policies, and policy recommendations.
Source: Connecticut State Department of Education
Child and Family Development
Summary: Articles, online classes, upcoming virtual events, videos, and more. Early childhood topics include positive disciple, healthy growth and development, active play, etc., free of charge.
Source: Michigan State University Extension
“Get Moving” Physical Activity Early Childhood Facilitator Guide
Summary: Six lessons for childcare providers to use in teaching children ages 3-5 about physical activity. Includes teacher resources to implement each lesson, as well as corresponding materials to share with families.
Source: Michigan University State Extension
Go Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-Assessment for Child Care (NAPSACC) Bilingual Self-Assessments
Summary: Free for providers. Contacting a consultant and completing the online version of the appropriate assessment opens a suite of planning, learning, professional development, and implementation tools to understand further what the best practices are and how to make them happen in your child care.
Source: Go Nutritional and Physical Activity Self-Assessment for Child Care (Go NAPSACC)
Healthy Kids, Healthy Future
Summary: Under the "Reduce Screen Time" section, find facts about and tips for reducing screen time. Find activities for children and resources for adults, including handouts, trainings, alternative sleep strategies, and guidance on appropriate use of technology.
Source: The Nemours Foundation
Media and Children
Summary: This website includes information about media time and how it impacts children. It also has parent resources, such as “Beyond Screen Time: A Parent’s Guide to Media Use” and “Family Media Plan.”
Source: The American Academy of Pediatrics
MiRegistry Course Catalog
Summary: By entering “screen time” in the “Course Title, Competency, or Qualification” search box, professional development classes related to reducing screen time will appear. Click on “View Course Detail” for each class to read more.
Source: MiRegistry
Nutrition and Wellness Tips for Young Children
Summary: Collection of tip sheets for nutrition and physical activity. Each tip sheet focuses on a specific topic and includes a practical application section to help apply the tips to a child care program for children ages 2 through 5 years old. See pages 63-71.
Source: United States Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service
Policy Brief on Early Learning and Use of Technology
Summary: This is a policy brief about the early learning and use of technology with specific reasons and policies around the use of different types of technology and the use of them in early learning.
Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Screen Time Reduction Early Childhood Facilitator Guide
Summary: Six lessons for childcare providers to use in teaching children ages 2-5 about reducing screen time. Includes teacher resources to implement each lesson, as well as corresponding materials to share with families.
Source: Michigan University State Extension
Screen Time Reduction Toolkit for Child Care Providers
Summary: Includes tips to reduce screen time, letter to parents, tips to reduce screen time, games to reduce screen time. Policy Examples are provided on page 8.
"Families are offered education on screen time 2 times per year or more. "
“Get Moving” Physical Activity Early Childhood Facilitator Guide
Summary: Six lessons for childcare providers to use in teaching children ages 3-5 about physical activity. Includes teacher resources to implement each lesson, as well as corresponding materials to share with families.
Source: Michigan University State Extension
Go Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-Assessment for Child Care (NAPSACC) Bilingual Self-Assessments
Summary: Free for providers. Contacting a consultant and completing the online version of the appropriate assessment opens a suite of planning, learning, professional development, and implementation tools to understand further what the best practices are and how to make them happen in your child care.
Source: Go Nutritional and Physical Activity Self-Assessment for Child Care (Go NAPSACC)
Healthy Kids, Healthy Future
Summary: Under the "Reduce Screen Time" section find facts about and tips for reducing screen time. Find activities for children and resources for adults, including handouts, trainings, alternative sleep strategies, and guidance on appropriate use of technology.
Source: The Nemours Foundation
Media and Children
Summary: This website includes information about media time and how it impacts children. It also has parent resources, such as “Beyond Screen Time: A Parent’s Guide to Media Use” and “Family Media Plan.”
Source: The American Academy of Pediatrics
Nutrition and Wellness Tips for Young Children
Summary: Collection of tip sheets for nutrition and physical activity. Each tip sheet focuses on a specific topic and includes a practical application section to help apply the tips to a child care program for children ages 2 through 5 years old. See pages 63-71.
Source: United States Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service
Screen Time Reduction Early Childhood Facilitator Guide
Summary: Six lessons for childcare providers to use in teaching children ages 2-5 about reducing screen time. Includes teacher resources to implement each lesson, as well as corresponding materials to share with families.
"Education for families on screen time includes a variety of topics related to screen time recommendations and how families can follow them at home."
“Get Moving” Physical Activity Early Childhood Facilitator Guide
Summary: Six lessons for childcare providers to use in teaching children ages 3-5 about physical activity. Includes teacher resources to implement each lesson, as well as corresponding materials to share with families.
Source: Michigan University State Extension
Go Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-Assessment for Child Care (NAPSACC) Bilingual Self-Assessments
Summary: Free for providers. Contacting a consultant and completing the online version of the appropriate assessment opens a suite of planning, learning, professional development, and implementation tools to understand further what the best practices are and how to make them happen in your child care.
Source: Go Nutritional and Physical Activity Self-Assessment for Child Care (Go NAPSACC)
Healthy Kids, Healthy Future
Summary: Under the "Reduce Screen Time" section find facts about and tips for reducing screen time. Find activities for children and resources for adults, including handouts, trainings, alternative sleep strategies, and guidance on appropriate use of technology.
Source: The Nemours Foundation
Media and Children
Summary: This website includes information about media time and how it impacts children. It also has parent resources, such as “Beyond Screen Time: A Parent’s Guide to Media Use” and “Family Media Plan.”
Source: The American Academy of Pediatrics
Nutrition and Wellness Tips for Young Children
Summary: Collection of tip sheets for nutrition and physical activity. Each tip sheet focuses on a specific topic and includes a practical application section to help apply the tips to a child care program for children ages 2 through 5 years old. See pages 63-71.
Source: United States Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service
Screen Time Reduction Early Childhood Facilitator Guide
Summary: Six lessons for childcare providers to use in teaching children ages 2-5 about reducing screen time. Includes teacher resources to implement each lesson, as well as corresponding materials to share with families.
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