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Infant and Toddler Feeding Recommendations for Family Child Care Home Providers

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An example of a game in the infant feeding practices online training for family child care home providers.
An example of a game in the infant feeding practices online training for family child care home providers.
The online training teacher, Laura, points to a menu of topics included in the online training.
The online training teacher, Laura, points to a menu of topics included in the online training.

Infant Feeding
Recommendations
for Family Child Care Home Providers

The audience for this course is Family Child Care Home Providers. This online training includes videos, short quizzes, and activities. It has two parts:

In Part 1: What to Feed Infants, you will learn the latest recommendations on WHAT to feed infants. These are the foods and beverages that are recommended. You will review beverages such as breast milk, formula, and water, grains and proteins, fruits and vegetables, and foods to avoid such as sugar and salt.

In Part 2: How to Feed Infants, you will learn the latest recommendations on HOW to feed infants. You will review breastfeeding, introducing solid foods, and overall healthy feeding practices. 

Completion of this course provides 1.0 contact hours.

Toddler Feeding
Recommendations
for Family Child Care Home Providers

The audience for this course is Family Child Care Home Providers. This online training includes videos, short quizzes, and activities. It has two parts:

In Part 1: What to Feed Toddlers, you will learn the latest recommendations on WHAT to feed toddlers. These are the foods and beverages that are recommended. You will review milk & other beverages, grains and proteins, vegetables & fruits, and sugar & sodium.

In Part 2: How to Feed Toddlers, you will learn the latest recommendations on HOW to feed toddlers. You will review responsive feeding, meal & snack frequency, food choices, the feeding environment, and how to prevent choking.

Completion of this course provides 1.0 contact hours.

 

Complete the online trainings today!

Sign up for a free eXtension online Campus account to complete the trainings in English or Spanish at no cost. 


(1) Create an online account: 

  • Go to extension.org, and click the ‘create new account’ button.
  • You will need to create a username and password, and provide your email address, first and last name, the state, county and zip-code you live in, and indicate if you are an Extension or USDA employee (if you are not sure, then select ‘no’).
  • After entering the required information and clicking ‘create my new account’, you will receive an email to verify your account. Verify your account by clicking the link sent to the email address you provided.
  • Be sure to save your username and password in a secure place where you can easily access it.

(2) Enroll in the online trainings:

Now that you have created an account, you can enroll in the online trainings by clicking the links for your preferred language.

Child care providers
in California

Once you have created an account, you can enroll in the online trainings by clicking the link for your preferred language.

Infant Feeding Recommendations for Family Child Care Home Providers [English or Spanish, free]

Toddler Feeding Recommendations for Family Child Care Home Provider [English or Spanish, free]

Child care providers
outside of California

Once you have created an account, you will need to purchase the courses for a $15 fee by clicking the link for your preferred language.

Infant Feeding Recommendations for Family Child Care Home Providers [English or Spanish, $15]

Toddler Feeding Recommendations for Family Child Care Home Provider [English or Spanish, $15]

 

 

These trainings were developed by the University of California (UC) Nutrition Policy Institute, UCSF California Childcare Health Program, UCSF School of Nursing, UC Merced, and UC Cooperative Extension by a grant provided by the University of California, Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources.

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