Genesis Academy and Pre-School
POD 2 NLI Blog Address: 1867 US Hwy 19, E. Burnsville NC 28714 Director: Sue Wold County: Mitchell & Yancey Capacity Before Renovation After Renovation Outdoor Learning Environment Local Partnership for Children Partnership Name: Blue Ridge Partnership for...
The Learning Garden Child Development Center
POD 2 NLI Blog Address: 9625 David Taylor Dr, Charlotte NC 28262 County: Mecklenburg Capacity Before Renovation After Renovation Outdoor Learning Environment Local Partnership for Children Partnership Name: Smart Start of Mecklenburg County Partnership Address: 601 E....
The Jewish Preschool of Sardis
POD 2 NLI Blog Address: 6619 Sardis Rd, Charlotte NC 28270 Director: Jennifer Lahn County: Mecklenburg Capacity Before Renovation After Renovation Outdoor Learning Environment Local Partnership for Children Partnership Name: Smart Start of Mecklenburg County...
Building Blocks Learning Center
POD 2 NLI Blog Address: 8631 Pineville-Matthews Rd, Charlotte NC 28226 Director: Stephanie Grennan County: Mecklenburg Capacity Before Renovation After Renovation Outdoor Learning Environment Local Partnership for Children Partnership Name: Smart Start of Mecklenburg...
Triplett UMC Child Development Center
POD 2 NLI Blog Center Address: 838 Mazuppa Rd, Mooresville NC 28115 Center Director: Terry Willis County: Iredell Capacity Before Renovation After Renovation Outdoor Learning Environment Local Partnership for Children Partnership Name: The Iredell County Partnership...
Kiddie Kollege
POD 2 NLI Blog Center Address: 526 Coolidge Court, Statesville, NC 28677 Center Director: Lynn Kincaid County: Iredell Capacity Before Renovation After Renovation Outdoor Learning Environment Local Partnership for Children Partnership Name: The Iredell County...
Future Generation Child Development Center
POD 2 NLI Blog Address: 230 Buffalo Shoals Rd, Statesville NC 28677 Director: LaTonya Graham County: Iredell Capacity Before Renovation After Renovation Outdoor Learning Environment Local Partnership for Children Partnership Name: The Iredell County Partnership for...
Quality Child Care
POD 2 NLI Blog Address: 2313 Yanceyville St, Greensboro NC 27405 Director: Kristen Beasley County: Guilford Capacity Before Renovation After Renovation Outdoor Learning Environment Local Partnership for Children Partnership Name: Guilford County Partnership for...
Friends Playhouse Child Care Center
POD 2 NLI Blog Address: 6490 Franz-Warner Parkway, Whittset NC 27377 Director: Amy Lineberry County: Guilford Capacity Before Renovation After Renovation Outdoor Learning Environment Local Partnership for Children Partnership Name: Guilford County Partnership for...
A Child’s World
POD 2 NLI Blog Address: 5121 Mackay Rd, Jamestown NC 27282 Director: Marjorie Atkins County: Guilford Capacity Before Renovation After Renovation Outdoor Learning Environment Local Partnership for Children Partnership Name: Guilford County Partnership for Children...
Munchkin Academy
POD 2 NLI Blog Address: 48651 Hwy 12, Buxton NC 27920 Director: Kyle and Johnny Williams County: Dare Capacity Before Renovation After Renovation Outdoor Learning Environment Local Partnership for Children Partnership Name: Children and Youth Partnership for Dare...
Heron Pond Montessori School
POD 2 NLI Heron Pond Montessori School Address: 831 Herbert Perry Rd, Kitty Hawk NC 27949 Manager: Sallie Ackley County: Dare Capacity Before Renovation After Renovation Outdoor Learning Environment Local Partnership for Children Partnership Name: Children and Youth...
YWCA of Asheville
POD 2 NLI Blog Address: 185 S. French Broad Ave., Asheville, NC 28801 Phone: (828) 254-7206 Director: Wanda Harris Website: Visit Website Capacity Before Renovation After Renovation Outdoor Learning Environment Local Partnership for Children Partnership Name: Buncombe...
Irene Wortham Community Child Center
POD 2 NLI Blog Address: 32 Compton St., Asheville NC 28806 County: Buncombe Capacity Before Renovation After Renovation Outdoor Learning Environment Local Partnership for Children Partnership Name: Buncombe Smart Start Partnership Address: 2229 Riverside Drive,...
First Baptist Child Development Center
POD 2 NLI Blog Address: 5 Oak Street, Asheville NC 28801 Director: Jennifer Buchanan County: Buncombe Capacity Before Renovation After Renovation Outdoor Learning Environment Local Partnership for Children Partnership Name: Buncombe Smart Start Partnership...
Tiny Tots Childcare
POD 2 NLI Blog Address: 270 UnionSchool Rd,, Shallotte NC 28459 Director: Shawna Williams County: Brunswick Capacity Before Renovation After Renovation Outdoor Learning Environment Local Partnership for Children Partnership Name: Smart Start of Brunswick County...
SPEC Nine Inc.
POD 2 NLI Blog Address: 111 Thomas Garst Lane, Leland NC 28451 Director: Wendy Runkal County: Brunswick Capacity Before Renovation After Renovation Outdoor Learning Environment Local Partnership for Children Partnership Name: Smart Start of Brunswick County...
Earth Angels
POD 2 NLI Blog Address: 720 Whiteville Rd NW, Shallotte NC 28470 County: Brunswick Capacity Before Renovation After Renovation Outdoor Learning Environment Local Partnership for Children Partnership Name: Smart Start of Brunswick County Partnership Address: 5140...
Preventing Obesity by Design (POD1)
Reversing the trend toward childhood obesity NLI Preventing Obesity by Design (POD1) Preventing Obesity by Design (POD) Pilot was aimed at reversing the trend toward childhood obesity by improving outdoor environmental diversity of childcare centers, which research...
Preventing Obesity by Design (POD2)
Improving outdoor environmental diversity NLI Preventing Obesity by Design (POD2) Preventing Obesity by Design (POD) is aimed at reversing the trend toward childhood obesity by improving OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL DIVERSITY of childcare centers, which research suggests can...
John Rex Endowment 2016 Progress Report
NLI > Updates Updates The John Rex Endowment 2016 Progress Report is a glimpse of the foundation’s impact on the Wake County community over the past 15 years. This impact includes supporting the NLI’s Preventing Obesity by Design in Wake County (POD Wake...
Preventing Obesity by Design (POD3)
Transferring knowledge, building capacity, extending reach NLI Preventing Obesity by Design (POD3) POD3 is based on findings from four years of the Preventing Obesity by Design (POD, 2007-2011) indicating increased OLE-supported physical activity after renovation, the...
Preventing Obesity by Design (POD4)
Transferring Knowledge & Providing Resources NLI Preventing Obesity by Design (POD4) POD4 is a statewide program addressing the need for resources and systematic training opportunities to help higher education instructors and early childhood professionals embark on...
POD Wake County
Transforming OLEs into best practice sites NLI POD Wake County The purpose of POD Wake County is to address the overweight/obesity epidemic in young children attending childcare by creating a built environment intervention to transform selected childcare outdoor...
Shape NC
Promoting a lifetime of healthy behaviors NLI Shape NC Shape NC and Preventing Obesity by Design strategy Since 2010, the Natural Learning Initiative (NLI) has worked with the NC Partnership for Children (NCPC) as a core implementation partner of Shape NC. The role of...
Healthy Habits, Healthy Kids | Halifax-Warren Smart Start Partnership for Children
Promoting a lifetime of healthy behaviors NLI Healthy Habits, Healthy Kids | Halifax-Warren Smart Start Partnership for Children Healthy Habits, Healthy Kids is a project to enhance the quality of outdoor play and learning environments for young children in 26...
Healthy Starts for Infants & Toddlers
Promoting a lifetime of healthy behaviors NLI Healthy Starts for Infants & Toddlers Healthy Starts for Infants and Toddlers is an innovative project to improve outdoor spaces for infants and toddlers, birth to 35 months, in 12 childcare centers in Wake and Orange...
USDA COLEAFS
Childcare Outdoor Learning Environments as Active Food Systems (COLEAFS) NLI USDA COLEAFS The aim of the Childcare Outdoor Learning Environments as Active Food Systems (COLEAFS) project is to measure the effectiveness of gardening to support fruit and vegetable...
Grow Outdoors South Carolina (SC)
Supporting physical activity and healthy eating Grow Outdoors South Carolina (SC) In 2007, the Natural Learning Initiative (NLI) launched the POD (Preventing Obesity by Design) strategy. In 2015, POD was piloted in South Carolina by the Departments of Social Services...
OLE! Texas
Creating a Statewide Initiative NLI OLE! Texas The goal of the Preventing Obesity by Design (POD) Transferring Know-how: Design Assistance and Train-the-Trainer Series is to support the development of demonstration outdoor environments for physical activity and...
Behavior Mapping: A Method for Linking Preschool Physical Activity and Outdoor Design
Research NLI Behavior Mapping: A Method for Linking Preschool Physical Activity and Outdoor Design Authors: Cosco, Nilda; Moore, Robin; & Islam, Mohammed. The preschool that children attend has been shown to be a significant but variable predictor of physical...
What makes a park inclusive and universally designed? A multi-method approach
Research NLI What makes a park inclusive and universally designed? A multi-method approach Authors: Moore, Robin; & Cosco, Nilda. Social inclusion has been the subject of recent initiatives in the United Kingdom and Canada driven by continuing issues of social...
Developing evidence-based design: Environmental interventions for healthy development of young children in the outdoors
Research NLI Developing evidence-based design: Environmental interventions for healthy development of young children in the outdoors Author: Cosco, Nilda. This chapter is a summary of the background for a study of childcare outdoor play environments conducted by the...
Playgrounds: A 150-Year-Old Model
Publications NLI Playgrounds: A 150-Year-Old Model Author: Moore, Robin. This chapter examines how current playground design reflects changing recreational philosophies and institutional commitments over the last 150 years. A definition of what makes an effective...
Well-being by Nature: Therapeutic Gardens for Children
Publications NLI Well-being by Nature: Therapeutic Gardens for Children Authors: Moore, Robin; & Cosco, Nilda. Download the PDF The following discussion and design guidelines are based on the assumption that regardless of children’s abilities or disabilities,...
Reasons to Smile at Teardrop
Publications NLI Reasons to Smile at Teardrop Author: Moore, Robin. Download the PDF A discussion of the value of Post Occupancy Evaluations and a look at the reasons why so few are done. What can landscape architects learn from them and how could they be used to...
How Cities Use Parks to Help Children Learn
Publications NLI How Cities Use Parks to Help Children Learn Author: Moore, Robin. Download the PDF Childhood is a holistic process, different for each individual child. Many children do not learn effectively exclusively within a classroom. They need alternative,...
Developing an Earth-bound Culture Through Design of Childhood Habitats
Publications NLI Developing an Earth-bound Culture Through Design of Childhood Habitats Authors: Moore, Robin; & Cosco, Nilda. Download the PDF The biological health of the planet and the health of the world’s children are interdependent. Together they form a...
