A study conducted by the nonprofit health research organization Altarum Institute suggests that Delaware’s first-in-the-nation guidelines for nutrition and physical activity in child care are broadly accepted by both child care providers and parents, and that challenges to implementing the policies can be overcome with support. The study was conducted by Altarum as a part of its Childhood Obesity Prevention Mission Project, in partnership with Nemours Health and Prevention Services and Delaware’s Child and Adult Food Care Program and Office of Child Care Licensing…

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