Status of Nutrition Management in Childcare Centers Based on Whether They Qualify to Receive Nutrition Subsidies

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  • 保育所等における栄養管理加算の認定の有無別による栄養管理の状況
  • ホイクジョ トウ ニ オケル エイヨウ カンリ カサン ノ ニンテイ ノ ウム ベツ ニ ヨル エイヨウ カンリ ノ ジョウキョウ

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<p>Objective: This study was aimed at elucidating the actual state of nutrition management in childcare centers based on whether they qualify to receive nutrition subsidies.</p><p>Methods: Questionnaires were distributed by mail to 1,538 childcare centers in eight cities in Japan, and responses were received from 979 facilities in 2019. Of these centers surveyed, 684 responded that they were privately managed and responded to whether they qualified to receive nutrition subsidies. The survey included 12 items regarding the Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) cycle for food provision and eight items about providing information to parents on nutrition and eating habits in the form of nutrition education.</p><p>Results: Regarding the qualification to receive nutrition subsidies, 484 and 200 facilities did and did not qualify, respectively. Compared with the group that did not qualify for nutrition management subsidies, the group that qualified had an odds ratio of 2.36 (95% CI: 1.46~3.82) for the calculation of supplied nutrition among the items applicable to the Plan step of the PDCA cycle for food provision.</p><p>Conclusion: The results of the survey indicated that compared with the group that did not qualify for nutrition management subsidies, the group that did more often used the PDCA cycle for food provision to set supplied nutrition target values and calculate supplied nutrition in the Plan step and to revise these supplied nutrition target values in the Act step. The results demonstrated that facilities that qualified for nutrition management subsidies had better nutrition management than those that did not.</p>

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