Describe infant/toddler nutritional needs.
Learn about the nutritional needs of infants and toddlers in this informative page. Discover developmentally appropriate practices for promoting their overall development, including emotional, cognitive, language, and physical growth. Ideal for early childhood education and child care centers seeking valuable insights on supporting young children's well-being.Trainings incorporating this outcome
Proficiency Level
120 hours courses
12 CEUs5 hours courses
3 hours courses
Related Outcomes
- Recognize the needs of individualized learning for infants and toddlers.
- Describe infant/toddler nutritional needs
- Describe the impact of culture on infant and toddler development
- Demonstrate an understanding of developmentally appropriate practices for infants and toddlers with developmental, emotional, cognitive, language and/or physical needs.
- Demonstrate an understanding of developmentally appropriate practices for infants and toddlers with need in one or more of the following areas: 1. Emotional 2. Cognitive 3. Language 4. Physical
- Describe common myths and facts about safe sleep for infants and young toddlers.
- Define healthy practices to mitigate the spread of germs and decrease the likelihood of SIDS in infants and toddlers.
- Identify strategies for integrating culture and diversity into an infant and toddler program
- Identify the need to maintain individual feeding schedules for infants.
- Identify the importance of child nutrition and nutrition training for staff in childcare.
- List the most common reasons why infants and toddlers bite.
- Demonstrate understanding of appropriate interaction with infants and toddlers.
- Identify the nutritional needs of children aged four and above.
- Identify infant and toddler materials and equipment.
- List safety risks for infants and toddlers and strategies to diminish these risks.
- Describe how materials, equipment, environment, and staff meet the individual needs for children
- Identify strategies for providing appropriate care for infants and toddlers with chronic health issues
- Demonstrate understanding of the impact of culture on infant and toddler development
- Identify strategies to ensure appropriate infant and toddler supervision.
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