Identify the nutritional needs of children aged four and above.
Central Objective: Identify the nutritional needs of children aged four and above. Supporting Elements: Identify the recommended nutritional needs of children aged five to twelve years to help early childhood education and child care centers plan balanced meals and nutrition education that supports healthy growth and development.Trainings incorporating this outcome
CDA Subject Areas
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120 hours courses
12 CEUs45 hours courses
5 hours courses
Related Outcomes
- Identify the types of barriers children's with disabilities/special needs face and ways to adapt curriculum to fit those needs.
- Identify materials and equipment for center childcare programs that meet the needs of specific age groups in both shared or permanent space and align with the programs curriculum
- Identify materials and equipment for family childcare programs that meet the needs of specific age groups in both shared or permanent space and align with the programs curriculum
- Identify the recommended feeding patterns of school-age children.
- Identify the importance of child nutrition and nutrition training for staff in childcare.
- Identify curriculums specific to children birth through age three
- Identify different types of barriers for mixed ages with disabilities and ways to adapt curriculum to fit their needs.
- Identify recommended medical and immunization schedules for children birth through age three
- List recommended feeding schedules and identify strategies for introducing new food for children birth through age three.
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