Category Healthy Early Care and Education Environments

• Nurturing Healthy Eaters in Early Care & Education

  by Partnership for Early Childhood Services 11 Lessons in Healthy Early Care and Education Environments, Healthy Lifestyles $5.00

  

  Description: This is the first in a series of four online trainings. Participants completing the content will earn two clock hours in the Kentucky Early Care and Education Training Records Information System also known as ECE TRIS. Participants can also choose to print a certificate at the end of the course.  Before beginning the course, […]

• Getting Kids Moving: Physical Activity in Early Care and Education

  by Partnership for Early Childhood Services 8 Lessons in Healthy Early Care and Education Environments $5.00

  

  Description: Participants will understand best practices for physical activity for children birth through school age.  During the module strategies to support physical activity will be explained and resources reviewed that support families in promoting physical activity at home.  Participants will use portions of the Kentucky Early Childhood Standards to identify classroom activities to support Gross […]

• Engaging Families Using the Kentucky Strengthening Families Protective Factors: Focus on Healthy Behaviors

  by Partnership for Early Childhood Services 5 Lessons in Healthy Early Care and Education Environments $5.00

  

  Working with families requires building strong relations with parents and families.  While relationships are built over time, there are many things ECE professionals can do through simple steps to help build these relationships. Things such as greeting parents using their name and sharing stories about the child’s day can nurture these relationships.  Part A of […]

• Staff Wellness in Early Care and Education

  by Partnership for Early Childhood Services 5 Lessons in Healthy Early Care and Education Environments, Healthy Lifestyles $5.00

  

  This online course includes information to support ECE professionals in key areas of self-care and wellness including adult nutrition, physical activity and stress management.  Participants will identify the role of wellness in job performance and interaction with children.  Discussion will include an overview of the value of worksite wellness and participants will identify 3 low […]

• Creating a Supportive Environment for Breastfeeding in Child Care

  by Partnership for Early Childhood Services 5 Lessons in Healthy Early Care and Education Environments $5.00

  

  Participants will recognize the benefits of breastfeeding for mothers and babies and explore ways supporting breastfeeding can enhance their program or family child care home.  Content will provide specifics on the correct ways to store, handle and feed breastmilk. Participants will be exposed to multiple strategies that improve the breasting environment in their program or […]

• 5-2-1-0 Toolkit: Resources to Support Healthy Behaviors for Families

  by Partnership for Early Childhood Services 10 Lessons in Early Care and Education Directors, Healthy Early Care and Education Environments, Healthy Lifestyles $5.00

  

  Providers will be introduced to the 5 evidence based behaviors comprising the 5-2-1-0 message and complete the Let’s Move Child Care checklist. Content will focus on how the behaviors can be supported in the Early Care and Education classroom through practice, policy and environment modifications.