Training Calendar and Registration
Better Together Learning Collaborative | Module 1: Child Nutrition
- 04/03/25
- 04/24/25
- 05/15/25
- 06/05/25
Registration Deadline: 03/03/25 11:59 PM
Category: Gateways Credential
This Learning Collaborative focuses on child nutrition best practices and the many ways ECE programs can support healthy eating habits in children by serving healthy foods and beverages, supporting teacher use of recommended feeding practices, and offering education and professional development to children, staff, and families. Participants will learn about healthy eating through the lens of whole child development and child nutrition best practices, while also considering the role of food insecurity and culture in feeding practices. Participants will identify goalsfor healthy change using Go NAPSACC self-assessment results. With consultant support, participants will select and implement best practices to support healthy eating habits within their program.
*This training opportunity is designed to implement program-wide change so a director must attend, with an additional 1-2 staff to join if desired.
Total training contact hours: 8 hours
Total TA hours: 2 hours (per ECE program)
Gateways Content: Area B (10 hours)
CDA Content: Area 1 (10 hours)
ECE Competency Area: HSW5
Trainer: Cheryl Joseph | Professor of Early Childhood Education | ECE Club Advisor
Oakton College |
Technical Assistance Coordinators: Tayler Wheatley-Louscher | Mitchell Walker | Illinois Extension SNAP-Educators | Go NAPSACC Certified
*5 Program Limit!* Open to Child Care Centers or Family Child Care Homes.
Note: Sign-up priority given to those with 50% or more of their enrollment consisting of IDHS CCAP funded children or CACFP free/reduced meal-eligible children.
After each Zoom meeting, each program will receive a free TA Session with our local SNAP-Ed team | 4 total meetings up to 30 minutes each
Reach out to McKenzie at mbrotherton@salcommunityservices.org if interested!