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Child Nutrition Virtual Summit

The Child Nutrition Virtual Summit was originally held on August 11-19, 2020, and September 13-16, 2021. You can now access all the sessions on demand for over 20 hours of Continuing Education Units.

CEUs marked with a $ are paid resources and pricing can be found on the respective item's expanded information.

To register for continued education training, you will need an account. You may be in our system! If you've previously participated in continued education with us, have been a member, attended an event or ordered materials, click here to create your account.  If not, then request an account here.

Creditable Meals in the CACFP: Be in the Know

August 19, 2020

Get hands-on experience to successfully meet the CACFP meal pattern requirements with newly released or updated tools that can help you credit, purchase, and serve meals to program participants. Take a deep-dive into newly creditable foods in the CACFP and learn about the Crediting Handbook for the CACFP. Download the Food Buying Guide mobile app before attending the workshop.

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Creditable or Not? ($)

September 14, 2022

Wondering if what you’re serving is creditable in the CACFP? We can help! We’ll share where to look to find nutrition education resources to help you be confident in your food component choices, including the guides for Identifying Whole Grain-Rich, determining sugar content in cereals and yogurt, and which milk to serve in the CACFP.

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Culturally Receptive Meals ($)

September 12, 2022

News flash! One of our little ones may be a new arrival from Afghanistan or a returnee in their second year with us whose parent(s) hail from Guatemala. Move over Sloppy Joe and Frittata, we want Lavash and Rellenitos too. What better way could there be to learn about other cultures than with food?

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Developing a CACFP Budget ($)

August 19, 2020

Get training on developing a CACFP budget including; hands-on practice on budget forecasting, assessing if a cost is allowable/unallowable and determining when to revise or amend the budget.

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Extending CACFP Beyond the Classroom ($)

August 19, 2020

Creating healthy eating patterns in the classroom is only one part of the equation: parents and home environments are the other. Learn about the important role parents play in the development of a child’s feeding patterns and how to increase parent awareness and engagement of CACFP best practices.

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Facilitating Compliance in Your At-Risk Afterschool Program ($)

August 19, 2020

Learn how to use Adult Learning theory techniques to capture the attention of your program site supervisors to highlight the most frequent compliance issues during training. Take home an audit calendar to prepare for your state review, sample Performance Improvement Plans, standard compliance operating procedures, and other tools to continue to serve your sites year after year.

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Family-Style Meal Service and Head Start Performance Regulations ($)

August 19, 2020

Learning opportunities abound at meal times in Head Start sites. Help your staff or team understand the performance regulations for family style meal service and how they can incorporate Math, Science, Language and Literacy into their meal times.

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Feeding Infants: What, When and How ($)

August 19, 2020

Infancy is a critical period when children develop taste preferences and habits that last a lifetime. What, when and how we feed babies can impact their overall development and relationship with food. We will cover CACFP meal patterns for infants, infant feeding best practices and provide healthy, inexpensive ideas for planning your infant meals.

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Flawless Audits: Managing Your CACFP Sponsorship ($)

August 19, 0202

Are you a multi-program or multi-state sponsor? You’ll need strong organization, clear cost allocation, and excellence in monitoring to be prepared for your state audit. Learn how to operate so State Agencies find it a breeze to perform your Management Evaluations.

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Grant Writing 101 ($)

August 19, 2020

New to grant writing? Learn how to read and respond to a Request for Proposal when applying for a grant. Get tips on how to write a statement of need, outline measurable objectives and evaluation measures, put together budget justifications.

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