Shaping Buncombe is an initiative to improve early childhood health by promoting healthy eating, physical activity, breastfeeding, farm to preschool, oral health, and improved outdoor play spaces for children ages birth to five in 4 & 5 star child care centers.

Shaping Buncombe helps child care centers develop environments and policies that encourage young children to be healthy. Five major programs are used to support the implementation of Shaping Buncombe: Be Active Kids, Go NAP SACC (Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-Assessment for Child Care), the Natural Learning Initiative, Farm to Preschool, and Carolina Global Breastfeeding Institute.

Shaping Buncombe provides technical assistance, coaching, and training for child care centers in Buncombe County that want to improve practices.

Check out the BPFC Training Calendar for upcoming Shape professional development opportunities

Centers interested in participating should complete this interest form to schedule an initial consultation. All services are provided at no cost.  

Mini-grants are available to participating child care facilities for each best practice reached on the NAP-SACC assessment by June 1 each year. Centers participating in the technical assistance process may receive $250 for each new best practice achieved up to $1,000 per center. Funds are limited and awards are paid out upon receipt of completed documentation.     

More information is available:

Shape Mini-Grant Guidelines

Go Napp-Sac Invoice