The Child Health Promotion (CHP) Program offers a variety of classes for childcare providers. These classes are designed to increase the health and well-being of children in Boulder County.
Classes for Childcare Providers Flyer
Time: Scheduled to meet the needs of your program.
Where: Virtual or in-person
Cost: Free
Training credit: One or more hours of Health, Safety, and Nutrition
To schedule a training, contact Kyla Pearlman at kpearlman@bouldercounty.gov.
Healthy Eating Active Living
- Creating a Culture of Health at Your Childcare Program: This class covers increasing physical activity, improving nutritional practices and food quality, and engaging in staff wellness at your program.
- Breastfeeding-Friendly Child Care: Learn how to improve breastfeeding support at your childcare program through training and achieving the 10 steps to becoming breastfeeding-friendly.
- Toddler and Preschool Mealtime is More than Food: Learn how to encourage healthy eating, try new foods, and reduce stress and conflict at mealtime.
- Nutrition and Mental Health: Learn how what you eat can affect how you feel.
- Nutrition Consultation: Our Child Health Promotion dietitian can review menus, provide staff training, and answer nutrition questions.
- Movement and Learning in Nature: Learn how to embed movement into daily routines to support health and brain development and improve behavior. Explore how to increase children’s connection to nature.
- Colorado HEAL in Early Childhood Toolkit
Farm to Early Care & Education
Learn more about Farm to ECE, and work with us to design a program to match the needs and goals of your childcare program. Farm to ECE programs may include:
- Sourcing local foods for school snacks and meals
- Nutrition and/or garden-based curricula
- School gardening
- Cooking lessons and taste testing
- Field trips to farms, farmers’ markets, and community gardens
General Health and Safety
- Health and Safety Practices for ECE Caregivers
- Emergency Preparedness
- Preventing the Spread of Communicable Disease
- Food Handler Training
