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Health, Behavioral Health, and Safety

CACFP Meal Patterns

In this video, learn about CACFP meal pattern requirements that focus on providing healthy foods. These meal patterns help programs offer children wholesome meals and establish life-long healthy eating habits.

Meal Pattern Accommodations in CACFP

This video clip offers guidance on providing CACFP meal pattern accommodations when requested by parents for children with disabilities, religious reasons, or for the parent's preference.

How CACFP Reimbursements Are Calculated

This video explains how CACFP reimbursements are calculated. Learn about the documentation required to validate a claim for reimbursement and how to meet recordkeeping requirements.

CACFP Meal Services in Head Start Programs

Review these video clips to learn how to implement CACFP, including information about meal patterns, accommodations, how reimbursements are calculated, and creating positive food and eating environments.

Nutrition Building Blocks

Learn important nutrition messages and activities to help young children build a lifetime of healthy eating practices, in this webinar and online course.

Breastfeeding and Infant Nutrition

Infant feeding practices vary for each family. These resources help Head Start staff promote evidence-based feeding practices for infants and support families in nourishing their babies with human milk or formula.

Breastfeeding: Tips for Head Start Staff

This resource will help Head Start and early care and education managers and staff ensure policies, training, and best practices to create a program that welcomes breastfeeding.

Food Allergies

This video stresses the need for safe plans and protocols for children with food allergies and provides some strategies and questions to reflect on.