The Learning Ladder II

A reading and writing curriculum for Family Child Care Providers, Children and Families

Module 5: Health and Safety in Early Care and Education Programs

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Part 5

Learning Activity

For the next activity, click on the link and go to the Web site below to read about good nutrition and helping children get the proper nutrition. Find the picture of the Food Guide Pyramid. Can you identify the six major groups of foods?

Here's the link: (Use your browser's back button to return to this page afterwards)

http://www.keepkidshealthy.com/nutrition/kids_food_guide_pyramid.html

Writing Activity

Open a word processing program and answer the following questions:

Are there foods that you don't serve in your program?
What are the foods that you like to serve?
Do you have any written policies regarding food? What are they?
What do you do when children are eating meals and snacks?

Take your answers and organize them into two paragraphs. The title of this work might be: My Family Child Care Food Policies.

This is how much of Module 5 you have completed:


Good work! You finished Part 2. Now go to Part 3.