Self-Assessment Benchmark

An assessment representing a center that conforms 100% to WV CACFP/Leap of Taste nutrition standards is shown below. Standards are indicated by shaded boxes. Recommendations, or the ideal scenario, are indicated with the following symbol ( ). If an answer is both shaded and accompanied by the ( ) symbol, it means that the standard and recommendation are the same. If no response choice is marked shaded, then no official rule currently exists. You should use this assessment as a benchmark for the practices at your center, first aiming to meet the rules, and if you want to increase quality even farther, the recommendations!

Water
DRINKING WATER IS	Easily visible and available for self serve	Easily visible and available on request	Visible, but only available during designated water breaks	Not visible
AT SNACK TIME, WATER IS PROVIDED WHEN MILK OR JUICE IS NOT	Always†	Sometimes	Rarely	Never

Milk
MILK SERVED TO CHILDREN 12 THROUGH 23 MONTHS IS	Whole†	2%	1%	Fat-free/skim
MILK SERVED TO CHILDREN 2 YEARS AND OLDER IS	Whole	2%	1%†	Fat-free/skim†

Juice
100% FRUIT JUICE IS SERVED TO CHILDREN	2 or more times per day	1 time or less per day†	2 times per week or less on different days†	Never†
100% FRUIT JUICE IS SERVED TO INFANTS	1 or more times per day	1 or more times per week	1 or more times per month	Never†
NON-100% JUICE (e.g., juice cocktail) IS SERVED	1 or more times per week	Less than 1 time per week	Less than 1 time per month	Never†
BEVERAGES OTHER THAN MILK WATER AND 100% FRUIT JUICE (e.g., soda, sports drinks) ARE SERVED	1 or more times per week	Less than 1 time per week	Less than 1 time per month	Never†

Grains & Breads
WHOLE GRAINS ARE SERVED	2 or more times per day†	1 or more times per day	2-4 times per week	1 time per week or less
CEREALS WITH MORE THAN 6 GRAMS OF SUGAR ARE SERVED	1 or more times per day	3-4 times per week	1-2 times per week	Never†
SWEET BREADS/GRAINS (e.g., donuts,cookies, Danishes) ARE SERVED TO CHILDREN	1 or more times per day	3-4 times per week	Once in a 2-week cycle or less	Never†
SWEET BREADS/GRAINS (e.g., donuts,cookies, Danishes) ARE SERVED TO INFANTS	1 or more times per day	3-4 times per week	Once in a 2-week cycle or less	Never†

Fruits & Vegetables
FRIED OR PRE-FRIED AND THEN BAKED FRUITS OR VEGETABLES (e.g., French fries, hash browns, tater tots) WITH MORE THAN 35% OF CALORIES FROM FAT ARE SERVED TO CHILDREN	1 or more times per week	Less than 1 time per week	Once in a 2-week cycle or less	Never†
FRIED OR PRE-FRIED AND THEN BAKED FRUITS OR VEGETABLES (e.g., French fries, hash browns, tater tots) ARE SERVED TO INFANTS	1 or more times per week	Less than 1 time per week	Once in a 2-week cycle or less	Never†

Meats & Meat Alternates
PROCESSED MEATS (e.g., bologna, hot dogs, sausage) ARE SERVED TO CHILDREN	1 or more times per week	Less than 1 time per week	Once in a 2-week cycle or less	Never†
PROCESSED MEATS (e.g., bologna, hot dogs, sausage) ARE SERVED TO INFANTS	1 or more times per week	Less than 1 time per week	Once in a 2-week cycle or less	Never†
FRIED OR PRE-FRIED AND THEN BAKED MEATS (e.g., chicken nuggets, fish sticks) ARE SERVED TO CHILDREN	1 or more times per week	Less than 1 time per week	Once in a 2-week cycle or less	Never†
FRIED OR PRE-FRIED AND THEN BAKED MEATS (e.g., chicken nuggets, fish sticks) ARE SERVED TO INFANTS	1 or more times per week	Less than 1 time per week	Less than 1 time per month	Never†

Physical Activity
INFANTS SPEND MORE THAN 30 MINUTES IN CONFINING EQUIPMENT (e.g., cribs, infant seats, play pens) WHILE AWAKE	Always	Sometimes	Rarely	Never†
CHILDREN GET 20 MINUTES OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY FOR EVERY 3 HOURS THEY ARE IN CARE	Every day†	3 - 4 times per week	1 - 2 days per week	Less than 1 day per week

Screen Time
CHILDREN UNDER 2 YEARS WATCH TV/DVDS	2 or more hours per day	1 - 2 hours per day	No more than 1 hour per day	Never†
CHILDREN 2 YEARS AND OLDER WATCH TV/DVDS	2 or more hours per day	1 - 2 hours per day	No more than 1 hour per day	Never†
CHILDREN 2 YEARS AND OLDER USE A COMPUTER	2 or more hours per day	1 - 2 hours per day	No more than 1 hour per day	Never†

Holidays/Celebrations
HOLIDAYS ARE CELEBRATED WITH FOODS THAT MEET GUIDELINES OR NON-FOOD ITEMS (e.g., stickers)	All of the time†	Most of the time	Some of the time	Rarely or never
PARENTS ARE PROVIDED WITH GUIDELINES FOR HOLIDAY/CELEBRATION FOODS	Yes†		No

Staff
STAFF SITS WITH CHILDREN DURING MEALS	Every day†	A few times a week	A few times a month	Never
STAFF EATS THE SAME MEALS/SNACKS AS CHILDREN	Every day†	A few times a week	A few times a month	Never
STAFF ENCOURAGES CHILDREN TO TRY NEW FOODS	Every day†	A few times a week	A few times a month	Never
STAFF ENGAGES IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY WITH CHILDREN	Every day†	A few times a week	A few times a month	Never
STAFF HELPS CHILDREN LEARN TO RECOGNIZE HUNGER/FULLNESS CUES	Strongly agree†	Somewhat agree	Somewhat disagree	Strongly disagree
STAFF MODELS POSITIVE HEALTH HABITS	Strongly agree†	Somewhat agree	Somewhat disagree	Strongly disagree
STAFF IS PROVIDED WITH TRAINING/CONTINUING EDUCATION ON NUTRITION AND/OR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY FOR CHILDREN	2 or more times per year†	1 time per year	Less than 1 time per year	Rarely or never

Self-Efficacy/Attitudes
Shading = Standard; † = Recommendation
I AM CONFIDENT IN MY ABILITY TO UPHOLD WV CACFP/LEAP OF TASTE NUTRITION STANDARDS.	Strongly agree	Somewhat agree	Somewhat disagree	Strongly disagree
I UNDERSTAND WV CACFP/LEAP OF TASTE NUTRITION STANDARDS.	Strongly agree	Somewhat agree	Somewhat disagree	Strongly disagree
I AM CONFIDENT IN MY ABILITY TO ENGAGE CHILDREN IN HEALTHY EATING AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY.	Strongly agree	Somewhat agree	Somewhat disagree	Strongly disagree
I AM CONFIDENT IN MY ABILITY TO ENGAGE STAFF IN UPHOLDING WV CACFP/LEAP OF TASTE NUTRITION STANDARDS.	Strongly agree	Somewhat agree	Somewhat disagree	Strongly disagree
I AM CONFIDENT IN MY ABILITY TO ENGAGE PARENTS IN UPHOLDING WV CACFP/LEAP OF TASTE NUTRITION STANDARDS.	Strongly agree	Somewhat agree	Somewhat disagree	Strongly disagree

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