Nutrition in Early Childhood: Shaping a Healthy Future
Course Description
This course applies to infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and school-age children.
Are you looking to learn how to provide balanced, nutritious meals for children? Searching for interesting and fun nutrition education ideas?
Nutrition in Early Childhood: Shaping a Healthy Future is the perfect course for you! This course looks at providing delicious and healthy meals while respecting dietary restrictions.
In it you will learn about important nutrients, infant feeding practices, nutrition education, farm-to-preschool activities, and more! You’ll have access to gardening tips, hands-on activities, recipes that children will love, plus practical advice.
See the learning outcomes and topics below for more information on what is covered in this course.
Welcome Video
Welcome to Nutrition in Early Childhood: Shaping a Healthy Future! Watch the welcome video from the course:
Course formats
This course is offered in both our coursebook (with required online component/testing) and our fully online format. This course includes audio narration in most course sections. Click here to learn more about Care Courses’ training formats.
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Acceptance information
This course is accepted for child care professional development training requirements in most states and for the CDA credential and for CDA renewal training requirements.
NAC training
The NECPA Commission, Inc. has approved this educational program as meeting the criteria for continuing education for the National Administrator Credential. Click here for more approved NAC training.
CACFP: CCNP Certification & CMP Certification
This course covers 6 hours in CACFP “Specialty 1. Nutrition” towards obtaining and renewing the CACFP Child Nutrition Professional (CCNP) certification and CACFP Management Professional (CMP) certification.
Learning outcomes
After completing Nutrition in Early Childhood: Shaping a Healthy Future you will be able to identify the building blocks of a healthy diet for children; identify how to support, plan, and implement healthy food choices and nutrition education for young children; and explain the nutritional requirements for children with various dietary restrictions and needs.
Topics covered
- The relationship between children’s diets and their health.
- The childcare provider’s role in helping children develop good eating habits.
- The nutrients children’s bodies need to function properly.
- The role of fluids, snacks, and breakfast in children’s diets.
- Feeding practices specific to infant care settings.
- Ways to engage children in the preparation of their own food.
- The importance of respecting children’s dietary restrictions.
Prerequisites
Must be able to fluently read and write English.
Instructional methodology
Read written material, view videos, listen to audio segments.
Assessment methods
Multiple choice quiz and written assignments.
Assessment methods
Multiple choice quiz and written assignments.
What our students say about Nutrition in Early Childhood: Shaping a Healthy Future
“Fabulous recap through the self-checks. Love the speaker narrator option!”- Frederick, Maryland
Completion deadline
This training expires 12 months from the date of purchase. Courses must be successfully completed by their expiration date in order for the student to receive a certificate.
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