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Child Care Providers
In this section, you will find several resources specifically for individuals working in Child Care centers or homes. Find newsletters, infant feeding guidelines, recipes, food safety resources, menu planning guidance, and much more!

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Whether you're interested in pursuing a degree for the first time, earning an advanced degree, or just want to build upon your current child nutrition knowledge, use these resources to learn in your spare time!
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Serving meals to young children requires special care to ensure safe food and healthy children. Find resources designed with the child care center in mind, including information for your staff and games and activities to use with children.
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Find downloadable newsletters published to share ideas for promoting healthy eating and physical activity. Use them to update your food service knowledge, as a resource for parents, or for ideas to start your own newsletter.
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Find nutrition information, training materials and resources to help you provide nutritious meals and teach children about healthy eating.
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Look here for the tools you need to feed infants in your care, and to help you plan delicious and nutritious meals and snacks the kids will love. Find quantity and family-size recipes.
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Find materials in the NAL collection for Child Care Providers or for Residential Child Care Institutions. For information on borrowing materials, please see the NAL Web site.
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Providing special diets in the child care setting can seem like a daunting task. Use these resources to simplify the process and to ensure safe and healthful meals for all of the children in your care.
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