Three Training Plans to Follow in the Learning Center
April 4, 2023
Our Learning Center has over 100 hours of Continuing Education, which can be a daunting number to some. If you don't know where to start, we've developed three training plans to fit various needs.
CACFP Basics
Are you brand new to the Child and Adult Care Food Program? We've curated these 10 courses to get you up to speed.
- Beginners' Guide to the Five Meal Pattern Components
- Civil Rights 101: Compliance with Civil Rights Requirements
- Crediting Basics & Beyond: An In-Depth Look at the Crediting Handbook for CACFP
- Making Cents! How to Get Financial Reimbursement for the Meals You Serve
- Menu Planning for the CACFP
- Ounce Equivalents for Grains: No Weigh!
- Power of the Food Program with CACFP
- Prep to Plate: CACFP Portion Sizes
- Resources for Success: Tools, Templates, Activities
- Serving Up Nutrition: Menu Planning & Recipe Ideas
Special Diets Boot Camp
Need to know how to apply CACFP meal pattern substitutions or modifications with real, practical solutions? Our Special Diets Boot Camp helps you navigate the intricacies of policy regulations and proper documentation.
- Accommodating Participants with Disabilities in Community Meals
- Beginners' Guide to Serving Foods to Participants with Swallowing Difficulties
- Common Allergens and Reading the Food Label
- Dairy Meal Modifications
- Introduction to Meal Modifications and Special Diets
- Meal Modification Cooking Demonstration
- Wheat & Gluten-Free Meal Modifications
The Road to Certification
To become a CCNP, you need either 16 or 32 hours of Continuing Education. We’ve curated a recommended 16-hour plan that will get you well on your way to your professional certification. And good news! If you have an associate’s degree or higher*, these hours are all you’ll need to qualify for your CCNP. Visit cacfp.org/certification to learn more.
- Baking Whole Grain-Rich Foods
- Explore New Foods with a Taste Testing Adventure
- Extending CACFP Beyond the Classroom
- Feeding Infants 0-5 Months
- Feeding Infants: Starting with Solids
- Healthy Eating for Families
- How to Support Breastfeeding in the CACFP
- Identifying Whole Grain-Rich in the CACFP
- Keeping Kids Healthy: All About Food Allergens & How to Read Food Labels
- More on Meal Patterns
- Quick, Easy, Low Prep Snacks
- Serving Adults in the CACFP: Meal Patterns, Nutrition and Resources
- Serving Meat & Meat Alternates at Breakfast
- Serving Milk in the CACFP
- Serving Snacks in the CACFP
- Serving Vegetables in the CACFP
- Water, Water, Everywhere
- Child-Friendly Menu Planning Using Seasonal Foods
- How to Credit Recipes in the CACFP
- How to Maximize Exhibit A Grains Tool
- Navigating the Food Buying Guide Calculator