Module 2: Promoting Children's Physical Activity in Child Care Programs
Physical Activity for Children with Disabilities (continued)
| Examples of child care programs where there are children with disabilities |
The first example shows a child care provider who restricts physical activity for a child with a disability. The second example shows a child care provider being creative to help the child with a disability do activities with other children.
Three-year-old Julie has a problem with her eyesight. She can see well straight in front of her but has trouble seeing things around her. Her child care program goes on a field trip to a nature center. Julie’s child care provider is worried that Julie will fall and hurt herself if she walks around the nature center with the other children. So the provider tells Julie to wait inside at the discovery center with an adult volunteer. Three-year-old Tom has a vision problem similar to Julie’s. When his child care program goes on a field trip to the nature center, his child care provider pairs him with an adult volunteer. The volunteer helps guide Tom as they walk. With help, Tom can enjoy exploring the nature center with the other children. |
The National Center on Health, Physical Activity, and Disability has helpful information for child care providers and parents on promoting physical activity for people with disabilities.
Development of the curriculum was supported by a grant (T79MCO9805) from the
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau,
to the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Department of Nutrition.
