Identify the nutritional needs of children aged four and above.
Learn about the nutritional needs of children aged four and above in early childhood education and child care centers. Discover appropriate practices to identify and demonstrate these needs, as well as examples of engaging activities for different ages.Trainings incorporating this outcome
Proficiency Level
120 hours courses
12 CEUs45 hours courses
5 hours courses
Related Outcomes
- Identify the nutritional needs of children birth through age twelve
- 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
- Define and identify the components of developmentally appropriate practice for children aged 2 to 5.
- Identify curriculums specific to children birth through age three
- Identify the importance of child nutrition and nutrition training for staff in childcare.
- Identify strategies for working with children with special needs
- List recommended feeding schedules and identify strategies for introducing new food for children birth through age three.
- Identify recommended medical and immunization schedules for children birth through age three
- Identify the recommended feeding patterns of school-age children.
- Identify different types of barriers for mixed ages with disabilities and ways to adapt curriculum to fit their needs.
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