From The Wall Street Journal?..
Learning Care Group officially launches ?Grow Fit? program encouraging balanced nutrition practices and physical activity in more than 900 early childhood education centers nationwide ? including Childtime, The Children?s Courtyard, Montessori Unlimited, La Petite Academy and Tutor Time schools.
Through Grow Fit, Learning Care Group is working to support children?s healthy development while preventing childhood obesity and chronic disease later in life.
More than 75,000 children and staff celebrate the public debut of Grow Fit with a simultaneous sing-and-stretch moment at their own schools, joining in nationwide rendition of ?Head, Shoulders, Knees & Toes.?
Learning Care Group surpasses its goal of walking to the moon and back in one month. In September, kids, staff and parents geared up to Grow Fit by walking a whopping 607,986 miles: to the moon and back and around the world 5 times.
Learning Care Group continues its kindness-focused collaboration with 24-hour preschool network Sprout. Grow Fit teaches children to be kind to themselves, aligns with Sprout?s Kindness Counts campaign.
More than 75,000 children and teachers across the country interrupted their regularly scheduled activities yesterday afternoon to come together in the name of health. Gathering for a simultaneous sing-and-stretch moment at more than 900 schools, the Learning Care Group joined in a nationwide rendition of ?Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes? to celebrate the launch of the company?s Grow Fit healthy lifestyle initiative. With the introduction of Grow Fit, Learning Care Group ? North America?s second-largest for-profit early education provider ? is making a widespread commitment to promoting wellness throughout all Childtime, Children?s Courtyard, Montessori Unlimited, La Petite Academy and Tutor Time schools.
The U.S. is seeing an increase in health risks directly tied to poor food choices and physical inactivity. Studies show that one in five children is overweight or obese by age 6. To combat these trends, Learning Care Group is committing to Grow Fit, a comprehensive initiative designed to prevent childhood obesity and avoid chronic disease later in life. Grow Fit provides a clearly defined structure for the company?s healthy practices regarding nutrition and physical activity. It aims to ensure children have the energy to learn and to position them for future success.
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