Early care and education professionals face many of the same challenges as parents in creating healthy meals with existing resources. Recognizing this, Cooking Matters brings you Cooking Matters for Child Care Professionals, a training program designed to empower child care professionals to serve healthy meals and create a positive food environment for the children in their care. This training is intended for child care providers primarily serving families experiencing low-incomes.

In this training, child care providers learn to safely prepare more scratch-cooked meals for the children in their care. This training includes an overview of food skills and Child and Adult Food Care Program (CACFP) approved recipes.

Participants receive:
• Certificates for clock hours in Health, Safety and Nutrition
• $10 grocery gift card for each session

Trainings are offered online through Zoom. Register on the Colorado Shines PDIS site. Login and enter the training title into Learning Search functions.