Table. Results of Survey Among Licensed Child Care Facilities in Arizona (n = 1,850) on Level of Implementation of Selected Empower Standards, by Component, July 2013–June 2015a , b .
| Component | Percentage of Respondents Indicating Level of Implementation |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fully Implemented | Partially Implemented | Not at All Implemented | Response of Don’t Know or Missing Data | |
| Standard 1: Physical activity and screen time | ||||
| Provides at least 60 minutes of planned physical activity per day | 89.1 | 9.7 | 0.3 | 0.9 |
| Includes teacher-led activities | 86.5 | 12.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
| Includes free play opportunities | 92.5 | 6.9 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| Includes outdoor physical activity | 91.1 | 7.5 | 0.9 | 0.5 |
| Includes moderate physical activity | 87.4 | 11.5 | 0.4 | 0.8 |
| Includes vigorous physical activity | 67.2 | 26.7 | 4.3 | 1.8 |
| Limits sedentary activity to no more than 60 minutes at a time (except nap time) | 89.2 | 6.2 | 2.5 | 2.1 |
| Limits screen time to 3 hours or less per week | 88.5 | 4.3 | 5.9 | 1.3 |
| Prohibits use of physical activity as punishment | 89.9 | 1.5 | 7.9 | 0.7 |
| Provides information on screen time to families | 67.0 | 15.9 | 13.9 | 3.2 |
| Standard 3: Breastfeeding-friendly environment | ||||
| Provides a place to breastfeed or express milk (not a bathroom) | 62.3 | 4.8 | 27.8 | 5.1 |
| Provides a refrigerator for milk storage | 71.4 | 1.6 | 23.1 | 3.9 |
| Displays breastfeeding promotion information | 47.8 | 7.7 | 38.1 | 6.4 |
| Provides breastfeeding information to families | 45.6 | 10.5 | 37.5 | 6.4 |
| Standard 5: Fruit juice and water | ||||
| Offers water throughout the day | 98.6 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
| Offers water as the first choice for thirst | 97.9 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
| Prohibits serving fruit juice more than twice per week for children aged 1 year or older | 84.7 | 8.0 | 6.1 | 1.2 |
| Prohibits serving more than 4 to 6 ounces of fruit juice at one time | 88.7 | 5.6 | 4.1 | 1.7 |
| Serves juice that is only 100% fruit juice with no added sugar | 91.4 | 2.9 | 4.4 | 1.3 |
| Serves fruit juice only at meal or snack times | 88.5 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 1.2 |
| Provides information on fruit juice to families | 59.7 | 15.8 | 20.1 | 4.4 |
| Standard 6: Family-style meals | ||||
| Serves meals family style | 78.7 | 12.8 | 7.2 | 1.2 |
| Uses child-friendly serving utensils | 85.7 | 7.6 | 5.6 | 1.0 |
| Requires staff participation in meal-time with children | 91.2 | 5.8 | 2.2 | 0.9 |
| Allows children to choose what and how much to eat | 83.4 | 12.6 | 3.2 | 0.7 |
| Prohibits using food as a punishment or reward | 93.2 | 0.9 | 4.7 | 1.2 |
| Provides information on healthy eating to families | 78.4 | 13.6 | 6.3 | 1.7 |
a
Percentages do not always sum to 100 because of rounding. All percentages are based on a denominator of 1,850.
b
The standard on training is not included because it has no components.