The overall health of the child focuses on more than just keeping children home from school when they are sick or preventing them from obtaining an injury. The overall health of the child is every aspect of life for the child, that contribute to their total experience and well being.

• Physical Health of the Child: Children must be able to explore and grow. For a child to improve cardiorespiratory and muscular fitness, bone health, and cardiovascular and metabolic health biomarkers: children must accumulate 60 minutes of physical activities daily. Additionally, children must also eat healthy meals, with the appropriate nutrients, that support the energy demands for their daily schedules. Eating healthy is also essential to their proper growth and development (WHO, 2014).

• Social Health of the Child: Children must learn how to communicate with others. Children must also learn how to interact with a group of their peers. It is important that children learn how to build positive relationships and long lasting bonds with their peers and caregivers, to support a healthy learning environment. When children build these relationships, they develop a certain comfort in their environments, which also encourages them to develop a sense of security and independence.

• Oral Health of the Child: It is important that children learn healthy eating habits, as well as hygiene and bacteria elimination. Children at First Steps Learning Academy are directed to brush their teeth after large meals, before bed, and upon early morning arrival. Children are also taught about the importance of brushing their teeth and flossing, to support healthy teeth and gums. Lastly, children are taught about the healthy foods that support bone marrow and the healthy grow of teeth verses harmful food and drinks.

• Mental Health of the child: CONFIDENCE AND SELF ASSURANCE is the most important tool of success for a child. Children must believe that they have the ability to solve their problems and they must have the ability to trust themselves to produce the results expected by others. Children that are confident are more likely to be independent and happy during their lifetime. They will take risk, they are not afraid to lead, and they have BOLD personalities, in which they are very sure of themselves. It is important that children learn these qualities early in life, so that they are inspired to explore their environments and learn as much information as possible, during the window of opportunity.