Healthy Eating in the Early Childhood Setting
Date: Jun 4 - Jul 10, 2019
Location: Child Development Resource Connection Peel
In a three part workshop series, the Nutrition Resource Centre has collaborated with Region of Peel – Public Health and the Child Development Resource Connection Peel to educate child care providers on the importance of healthy eating in the early years.
In these two hour sessions, participants will learn about:
- The importance of developing healthy habits in the early years;
- Their role in supporting children to eat well;
- Strategies and activities to teach children about where their foods come from; and,
- How to incorporate healthy, local food into child care menus and meal plans.
Participants will also have the opportunity to work with registered dietitians to plan a healthy menu for young children.
Who Can Benefit?
- Child care cooks and food handler
- Home child care providers
- Supervisors
- Managers
- Owners
- Operators
When?
| Licensed Child Care Centres | Home Child Care Centres | |
| Part I – Understanding Healthy Eating in the Early Childhood Setting | Tuesday, June 4th, 2019 2:00 – 4:00pm | Tuesday, June 11th, 2019 7:00 – 9:00pm |
| Part II – Understanding Healthy Eating in the Early Childhood Setting | Tuesday, June 11th, 2019 2:00 – 4:00pm | Tuesday, June 18th, 2019 7:00 – 9:00pm |
| Part III – Planning for Healthy Eating in the Early Childhood Setting | Tuesday, June 25th, 2019 2:00 – 4:00pm or Tuesday, July 9th, 2019 2:00 – 4:00pm | Tuesday, June 25th, 2019 7:00 – 9:00pm or Tuesday, July 9th, 2019 7:00 – 9:00pm |
Where?
Part I and Part II:
Child Development Resource Connection Peel
75 Watline Ave, Unit 103
Mississauga, Ontario
L4Z 3E5, Canada
Part III:
Region of Peel
7120 Hurontario Road
Mississauga, Ontario
L5S 1Z8, Canada
