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SNACing101: Nutrition Education Short Course for Early Childhood Education and Care Staff

SNACing101 is an evidence-based nutrition education course designed for all Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) staff, including educators, food coordinators, directors, and administrative staff. The course provides the knowledge, practical resources, and confidence to promote healthy eating and create a positive food environment within your service. By strengthening your nutrition knowledge, you will be better equipped to support the health and wellbeing of children, families, and the wider community.

Why you should attend

Completed in just 2-3 hours, SNACing101 provides practical, evidence-based information and tools to help you confidently implement positive changes to your service's food environment.

The course includes a downloadable workbook that allows you to record key learnings and document planned improvements. This workbook may also be used as supporting evidence for demonstrating compliance with the healthy eating requirements of the National Quality Standard (NQS).

Course details

Duration: Course takes about 2-3 hours to complete, and you will have access for 6 months
Delivery: Fully online, self-paced
Availability: Ongoing

Course overview

The course consists of three modules:

Food Foundations

  • Core food groups
  • Nutrition basics
  • Recommended serve sizes

Making Good Food Choices

  • Understanding food labels
  • Accessing reliable nutrition information
  • Communicating with families about nutrition

At Your Service

  • Creating positive mealtime environments
  • Encouraging healthy eating habits
  • The importance of positive role modelling during meals and snacks

Further information

For any other enquiries, please contact Ruth Wallace ruth.wallace@ecu.edu.au

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