About This Course

Food Safety for Family Day Care Providers will help you learn about:

• Foodborne illness – how it happens and how to prevent it
• Assessing meals and snacks for food safety risks
• Resources for you and the children in your care

The course has three units, which you will complete in six sessions:

• Facts About Foodborne Illness
• Keep Pathogens Away from Food
• Keep Bacteria from Growing

This website will guide you through the three units to complete the entire course. You will be directed to complete activities such as:

1. Read

• Online readings such as To Your Health!
• Supplemental fact sheets (PDFs): Get Adobe Reader to view.

2. Complete activities and submit them to the instructor for feedback

• Assess Your Menu for Food Safety Hazards
• Go With the Flow to Keep Food Safe

3. Participate in online course discussions, which are not scheduled chats, but rather can be completed at a time and place that is convenient for you.

4. Do activities with the children in your care such as:

• Play Feed a Friend (PDF)
• Dance to Dr. Carl Winter’s Food Safety Music
• Test Your Food Safety Knowledge See How Many Food Hazards You Can Find at Hilda’s Home Day Care?: If you cannot view please download Adobe Flash Player.

Link to an Outline of all course activities.

At the Conclusion

When you have completed the activities and evaluation and submitted them to the instructor, you will receive a certificate for two training credits from the University of Massachusetts Extension and the Massachusetts Department of Education.

For more information contact David Nyachuba at the UMass Extension Nutrition Education Program, 202 Chenoweth Lab, University of Massachusetts , Amherst , MA 01003. Voice: (413)545-0552. Fax: (413)545-6167. email: dgn@nutrition.umass.edu .