Are you a CACFP participant and working toward your National CACFP Professional Certification? Better Kid Care is pleased to announce that specific On Demand modules have been approved for credit for this program. Click for a listing of modules under specialty areas.
Visit our On Demand page for more information on our online modules.
This course provides background information on food insecurity in America and food assistance resources available for people who are struggling. Throughout this course, you will have an opportunity to create a personalized resource guide for your community and consider small, actionable solutions that you can implement on your own or with a team. (2 hours)
As infants grow into toddlers, transitioning to self-feeding is a new skill to be learned. This course explores ways to incorporate strategies to be responsive and supportive during this transition. This course discusses the specific nutritional needs of young toddlers, how to guide and support them in self-feeding, and strategies for success when working with multiple children and feeding stages within a group. (2 hours)
Learn information about the science behind and benefits of child vaccines to more fully engage with families as they make decisions regarding their children’s health. Fine tune family partnership skills. Explore strategies to meet health recordkeeping expectations. Strengthen efforts to inform and equip families to advocate for their child’s healthcare. (2 hours)
The care and management of Type 1 diabetes in young children falls squarely on the adults who care for them. As children grow and mature, they are gradually able to learn how to manage their diabetes for themselves. This course examines the realistic expectations for the transfer of responsibility for care and how educators and others can support children and youth as they grow more independent in managing their diabetes. (2 hours)
This module on how to reduce screen time is one of seven in the Taking Steps to Healthy Success series that shows how ECE programs can support optimal health for young children, their families, and care providers. Explore best practices for screen time, identify improvement areas for your program, create action steps to improve your program, and identify ways to engage families and staff to reduce screen time. (2 hours)
This module on Active Play is one of seven in the Taking Steps to Healthy Success series that shows how ECE programs can support optimal health for young children, their families, and care providers. Explore best practices for active play, identify improvement areas for your program, create action steps to improve your program, and identify ways to engage families and staff in supporting active play. (2 hours)
This module on staff wellness is one of seven in the Taking Steps to Healthy Success series that shows how early care and education (ECE) providers can support optimal health for staff, young children, and their families. Explore best practices for staff wellness, learn strategies to overcome challenges, engage staff and families in wellness activities, and create a wellness action plan. (2 hours)
This module on breastfeeding support is one of seven in the Taking Steps to Healthy Success series that shows how ECE programs can support optimal health for young children, their families, and care providers. Explore how to support breastfeeding mothers and babies, learn best practices for infant feeding and how to identify and implement improvement areas, create action steps to improve your program, and distinguish ways to engage families and staff in supporting breastfeeding moms and babies. (2 hours)
This module on Healthy Eating is one of seven in the Taking Steps to Healthy Success series that shows how ECE program policies and practices can support optimal health for young children, their families, and care providers. Examine best practices for nurturing healthy eaters. Explore how to apply ideas, identify areas of improvement, and create action steps to improve your program’s practices and policies as you identify ways to engage families and staff in nurturing healthy eaters. (2 hours)
The Taking Steps to Healthy Success series prepares early care and education (ECE) providers who serve children ages birth to five years to support children’s health by preventing obesity, and children’s readiness to learn by including adequate nutrition and physical activity. (2 hours)
This module on Family-Style Dining is one of seven in the Taking Steps to Healthy Success series that shows how ECE programs can support optimal health for young children, their families, and care providers. Explore elements of family-style dining, identify improvement areas for your program, and create action steps to improve your program and policies as you identify ways to engage families and staff to adopt family-style dining. (2 hours)
Instead of just handing down decisions, this working course invites people to think and practice communicating about common early care and education (ECE) and out-of-school time (OST) health protocols. It provides practical tools like handbook statements, staff meeting practice scenarios, and family fact sheets that programs can personalize to their own situations to improve confidence in and compliance with health protocols. Learners will be empowered to communicate the “why” and implement practices with families in culturally responsive ways. (2 hours)
One of the most important responsibilities in child care is keeping children safe and well supervised while on playground equipment. Learn how to do this, keep costs down, and provide great activities for outdoor play. (2 hours)
Keeping children healthy and safe should be the top priority for all child care providers. This lesson addresses the key areas of hand washing, the use of sanitizers, and the safety of indoor and outdoor play equipment. Learn the latest research-based information and best ways to keep the children in your care healthy and safe. (2 hours)
