Early care and education providers are uniquely positioned to help young children and families build habits that can have a lasting impact on their health.
WeTHRIVE! Early Care and Education Initiative
The WeTHRIVE!℠ Early Care and Education (ECE) Initiative, re-launched in February 2024, is a FREE program that helps early care centers and in-home early care providers identify and implement strategies related to:
Benefits of participating
- Yearly menu audits and recommendations by a registered dietitian nutritionist.
- Support to achieve the Ohio Healthy Program and Breastfeeding Friendly designations.
- NAPSACC assessments to identify strengths and opportunities to improve one of the six main strategies (nutrition, physical activity, farm to table, breastfeeding/infant feeding, and screen time).
- Free Ohio Approved early care and education training hours.
- Opportunities to network with other WeTHRIVE! communities, schools, and community partners.
- Recognition through WeTHRIVE! social media, website stories, and local news.
Steps as a WeTHRIVE! ECE Provider
Eligibility requirements
To participate, early care providers must be:
- Licensed in the State of Ohio
- Located in Hamilton County, outside of the City of Cincinnati
- One of the following:
- Child Care Center
- Family Child Care Type A Home
- Family Child Care Type B Home
- Ohio Department of Education (ODE) Licensed Early Care and Education program
If you are a provider and want more information, please fill out our interest form.
Are you a parent and want to share where your child attends early care? Please complete our survey.
For more information, contact Katherine Togher.
Click HERE to check out our Toolbox for Providers