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Focused Topics:

Essentials in Child Care Food Service

Course Guide

The following chart lists each lesson and all required and non-required activities and resources in this course. Use this as a guide, table of contents, or print it out and use as a checklist to manually keep track of progress through the course. Required activities are marked with a star and must be completed and reviewed by a trainer, coach or administrator. �Թ�� Partner users will utilize the �Թ�� learning management system to track progress towards course certification.

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Within the Focused Topics Essentials in Child Care Food Service course you will learn about:

Strategies to optimize menu planning, cost savings, and food safety in your child care program
Healthy dining habits that promote optimal development for children and youth
Ways to encourage children and youth to develop healthy attitudes about a range of healthful foods
Best practices in food safety around issues like hygiene, sanitation, temperature control, pathogens, and allergens

Course Outline

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Course Guide

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1	Menu Planning for Success
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2	Family-Style Dining in Child Care Settings
Not required	Benefits and Steps for Family-Style Dining	Learn
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3	Food Preparation & Presentation
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Not required	Team Nutrition	Explore
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4	Inventory Management
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Not required	Completing a Food Production Record Activity Sheet	Explore
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5	Food Safety Part 1: Hygiene & Sanitation
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Not required	Questions about the FDA Food Code (2017)	Explore
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6	Food Safety Part 2: Temperature Control
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7	Food Safety Part 3: Pathogens and Allergens
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Not required	Foodborne Illness Self-Assessment Tool	Learn
Not required	Opportunities for Cross-Contamination	Explore
Not required	Food Allergies at My Center Checklist	Apply
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	Assessments & Tools
Required	End of Course Assessment �Թ�� Assessed: �Թ�� Staff, Direct Care Staff, Non-Supervisory Specialist, Training & Curriculum Specialist, Program Manager, Installation Administrator, Service Monitor, HQ Administrator		? Need additional clarification? Click to open the support page for this content.