Welcome to Start Strong

Welcome - 

Start Strong is a series of trainings designed to provide continuing education hours for child care providers. The University of Minnesota Extension offers two in-person trainings:

Cooking, feeding and more is a hands-on culinary nutrition education curriculum designed to help family childcare providers increase their knowledge and skills in providing healthy foods for children. Start Strong is made up of four 2-hour lessons. The lessons can be taught individually or in a series. The lessons are: Ready, Set, Cook; Savor the Flavor; Exploring New Choices; and New Meal Ideas

Connecting with nature is a 2-hour lesson about the benefits gained through experiences in nature.  Providers learn about nature-related activities that they can do with children, which will increase their confidence for incorporating nature-related activities and experiences in work with children.

All lessons includes objectives, facilitated discussions, learning activities, resources , evaluation tools and participant materials.

So let’s Start Strong!