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CACFP Trainer's Tools: Feeding Infants

FNS Document #
785
Resource type
Technical Assistance & Guidance
Presentations
Technical Assistance
Webinars/Videos
Resource materials
Cover of the CACFP Trainer's Tools Feeding Infants Guide

English

Content from the Feeding Infants in the Child Adult Care Food Program guide is brought to life in these in-person training resources. These training resources include:

  • Trainer’s Guide
  • 10 presentations with trainer notes
  • 5 videos
  • 2 game-show style digital interactives to help participants test their knowledge within the training
  • Pre- and post-tests

This training focuses on topics such as developmental readiness, hunger and fullness cues, handling and storing breastmilk and infant formula, solid foods, and much more! Trainers from sponsoring organizations and state agencies can pick and choose from a variety of lessons to create a training that best suits the needs of their CACFP operators. Please note: each participant will need a Feeding Infants in the Child Adult Care Food Program guide.

Availability

Order Printed Copies: English | Spanish. These are available for schools, CACFP providers, sponsoring organizations, and state agencies that participate in or administer one of USDA’s child nutrition programs. All are welcome to download these materials and make copies. To download the file, please right-click on the link and "save link as."

Presentation Slides and Notes
Feeding Infants Lesson 1 Image

Lesson 1:
Overview of the CACFP Infant Meal Pattern English 

Feeding Infants Lesson 2 Image

Lesson 2:
Identifying and Responding to Hunger and Fullness Signs English 

Feeding Infants Lesson 3 Image

Lesson 3:
Creating a Breastfeeding-Friendly Environment in a Child Care Site English

Feeding Infants Lesson 4 Image

Lesson 4:
Storing and Handling Breastmilk in a Child Care Site English

Feeding Infants Lesson 5 Image

Lesson 5:
Selecting, Storing, and Handling Infant Formula in a Child Care Site English

CACFP Trainer's Tools: Feeding Infants Lesson 6

Lesson 6:
Bottle Feeding and Introducing a Cup English

Feeding Infants Lesson 7 Image

Lesson 7:
Developmental Readiness for Solid Foods English

Feeding Infants Lesson 8 Image

Lesson 8:
Infant Feeding Skills and Modifying Food Textures English

Feeding Infants Lesson 9 Image

Lesson 9:
Creditable Infant Foods: Part 1 English

Feeding Infants Lesson 10 Image

Lesson 10:
Creditable Infant Foods: Part 2 English


Videos
Professional Providing Overview of CACFP in Child Care Site
Overview of the CACFP Infant Meal Pattern English
Mother with Infant Identifying Signs of Hunger and Fullness
Identifying Signs of Hunger and Fullness English
Supporting Breastfeeding Mothers in a Child Care Site

Supporting Breastfeeding Mothers in a Child Care Site English

Professional Teaching How to Store Breastmilk
Handling and Storing Breastmilk and Infant Formula in a Child Care Site English
Infant Sitting Up with Child Care Provider
Developmental Readiness for Solid Foods English
 

Digital Interactive Games
Baby Food Line Up

Baby Food Line Up
English

Feeding Babies Game Show

Feeding Babies Game Show
English

Pre- and Post-Tests
Lesson 1: Pre-Test/Post-Test
Overview of the CACFP Infant Meal Pattern English
Lesson 2: Pre-Test/Post-Test
Identifying and Responding to Hunger and Fullness Signs English
Lesson 3: Pre-Test/Post-Test
Creating a Breastfeeding-Friendly Environment in a Child Care Site English
Lesson 4: Pre-Test/Post-Test
Storing and Handling Breastmilk in a Child Care Site English
Lesson 5: Pre-Test/Post-Test
Selecting, Storing, and Handling Infant Formula in a Child Care Site English
Lesson 6: Pre-Test/Post-Test
Bottle Feeding and Introducing a Cup English
Lesson 7: Pre-Test/Post-Test
Developmental Readiness for Solid Foods English
Lesson 8: Pre-Test/Post-Test
Infant Feeding Skills and Modifying Food Textures English
Lesson 9: Pre-Test/Post-Test
Creditable Infant Foods: Part 1
English
Lesson 10: Pre-Test/Post-Test
Creditable Infant Foods: Part 2 English
Question Bank Word Document English 10-Question Final Assessment
English
Page updated: August 02, 2023