Become Designated

Being designated as a Healthy Sarasota County Child Care Site is a straightforward process that provides many benefits.

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Get Resources

Healthy Sarasota County strives to make all child care facilities healthier by providing training materials and resources for their use.

Links

• GO NAPSACC
• Florida's HEROs

A girl shows off her 5210 bracelet at the Boys & Girls Club.
 

Child Care

Healthy Sarasota County - Child Care helps child care facilities improve the health and wellness of children in their care. Using the 5210 message, the program provides consistent guidance to address the policies, practices, and environments that influence healthy lifestyle behaviors. Centers are awarded a designation of Platinum, Silver, or Bronze based on five benchmark menus.

Interested in becoming a Healthy Sarasota County Child Care site?

• Learn more about becoming a Healthy Sarasota County Child Care Site

Healthy Sarasota County Child Care Sites   Ascension Evangelical Lutheran Preschool Asprea Family Day Care Home Bess Family Day Care Home Bizzy Bee 2 Bizzy Bee Early Care Center Bright Beginnings Preschool of Sarasota Building Blocks Children's Center Chabad Preschool Children First Inc. Children First 33rd- Helen R. Payne Center Children First- Alta Vista Children First- Dalbeck Center Children First MLK- Helen R. Payne Annex Children First- R.O.S.S. Center Children First-North Port Children First-Our Mother's House Children First-Venice Christian Child Care Center Circle of Friends Preschool Deshaies Large Family Child Care Home First United Methodist Church Early Care Center Forty Carrots Family Center Foundations Early Childhood Education Center Horizons Unlimited Christian Academy Ivy League Early Learning Center Julia O'Dell Family Preschool Julie Rohr Academy Kids of Sarasota Koala Early Education Center Le Bunnies Early Learning Academy Little Disciples Preschool, Inc. McGee Family Home Daycare Morgan Family Day Care Home Pines of Sarasota Renaissance Preschool Sarasota Memorial Child Care I Sarasota Memorial Child Care II Shining Stars Learning Center South County YMCA STC Tech Tots Preschool St. Mark's Preschool St. Wilfreds Preschool Steverson Large Family Day Care Home/Amy's Growing Garden Preschool Suncoast School for Innovative Studies Preschool The Kingdom Academy The Selby Preschool at the Haven Trinity Preschool Venice Nokomis Community Preschool Venice Church of the Nazarene Williams Family Day Care Home Willis Family Day Care Home Wooden Shoes Child Care Center

maintaining designation

Sites are required to be redesignated every three years (from the date of their original training).

Sarasota County child care centers are making health a priority! Providers are up and active at a training.

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Acknowledgements

The Healthy Sarasota County Child Care initiative was modeled after several stellar efforts in other parts of the country. We are especially indebted to Maine’s Lets Go! initiative as well as Maryland’s Healthy Howard.