Young children may consume more than half of their daily food while in childcare. Child care providers are responsible for providing food and beverage choices that support healthy growth and development and for helping children develop healthy eating behaviours and relationships with food.
Our programs and services
Hastings Prince Edward Public Health has a number of programs and services to help support you in providing a supportive nutrition environment for healthy eating in your childcare centre.
Online learning module
This short module will introduce child care providers to the nutrition requirements set out by the Child Care and Early Years Act, 2014 (section 42 of Ont. Reg. 137/15).
Content for the module is based on the following childcare nutrition resources created by Ontario Dietitians in Public Health (ODPH):
- Menu Planning & Supportive Nutrition Environments in Child Care Settings – Practical Guide
- Menu and Nutrition Environment Self-Assessment Tool for Child Care Settings
- Paint Your Plate: A Toolkit for Ontario Child Care Providers
