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State Childcare Licensing: Tools to Support Physical Activity

Do you know where your state stands on obesity prevention policies in early care and education? Achieving a State of Healthy Weight (ASHW) examines the strength of obesity prevention rules in national childcare licensing. Learn about ASHW and its focus on policy and practice improvements for policymakers and ECE stakeholders to support national nutrition standards.

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Serving Communities Year-Round Through Afterschool Meals and the SFSP

The Summer Food Service Program, Seamless Summer Option, and At-Risk Afterschool component of the CACFP help serve children year-round outside of school hours. Learn about strategies for making these programs operate efficiently, best practices (including for transitioning between programs), and resources for engaging communities and increasing access to nutritious meals when school is not in session.

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Farm to ECE: Digging Deeper into Cooking and Nutrition

Boost your Farm to ECE program with expert advice and actionable tips to help your picky eaters. Discover how cooking together provides practice in fine and gross motor skills, cognitive and language skills, social and emotional skills, and science, nutrition, and math concepts. Weave in developmental activities while making healthy snacks and having fun.

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Understanding Overhead with Your Part-Time Controller

Understanding overhead is vital to strong financial management for every organization. Discover what is an appropriate administrative ratio to maintain for nonprofit organizations. Explore how Your Part-Time Controller can help you develop a more effective financial analysis. 

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Serious Deficiency Process

Are you in a quandary about the SD process? Get an overview of the serious deficiency process, hear about the most common errors in responding to serious deficiencies, and better understand the elements of the appeals process and role of the hearing official.

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SFSP Spotlight: Summer in Florida

The Florida Summer Food Service Program, known as Summer BreakSpot, partners with non-profit organizations to help continue feeding children when school is out for the summer. Explore our application process, training requirements, and how we determine the financial and administrative capability of our prospective partners. Learn about our general program operations and get our best practices to successfully administer your program.

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CACFP Administrative Budgets

Learn tips and best practices on the preparation of an acceptable administrative budget. Topics will include the importance of strategic planning, using historical financial information to develop the budget, determining what expenses are allowable/ unallowable, identifying staffing requirements, how excess administrative funds affect the budget and updating the budget throughout the year.

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Budgeting and Compliance for Sponsors

Establishing policies to ensure compliance and program integrity is crucial to the CACFP. Explore the essential aspects of financial management, budget development, and adherence to policies within the CACFP. Get best practices and tools needed to effectively navigate the complexities of program regulations.

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Identifying and Hiring Top Talent

There’s a war for attracting and hiring top talent. Are you looking for the tools that will prepare you and help you succeed in winning that war? Uncover what talent is and how your organization can better brand itself to attract your ideal candidate.

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