To receive a certificate of completion for two credits toward the Massachusetts Department of Education Nutrition Program and Services training requirement you must have completed all course activities.
There are three Units with two Sessions per Unit. Each of the three Units open on a Wednesday. The first Session of the week will be due on Friday and the second Session on the following Tuesday before the next Unit opens.
Course Calendar Due Dates
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
>Unit 1 Opens
Session 1 Due
Session 2 Due
>Unit 2 Opens
Session 3 Due
Session 4 Due
>Unit 3 Opens
Session 5 Due
Session 6 Due
Be sure that you completed the following in order to get your certificate:
Unit 1 Activities
Session 1 - Icebreaker: Due on the first Friday
Activity 1: Read To Your Health! (online document)
Activity 2: Post Your Icebreaker Introduction (Discussion)
Session 2 - Menu Assessment: Due on the first Tuesday
Activity 1: Read Facts About Foodborne Illness (PDF)
Activity 2: Submit Your Menu Assessment (online form)
Activity 3: Post in the Session 2 Discussion
Activity 4: Involve the Children in Your Care #1
Unit 2 Activities
Session 3 - Keep Things Clean: Due the second Friday
Activity 1: Read more of To Your Health! (online document)
Activity 2: Post in the Session 3 Discussion
Session 4 - Flow of Food: Due on the second Tuesday
Activity 1: Read Keep Pathogens Away From Food (PDF)
Activity 3: Participate in the Go With the Flow Discussion
Activity 4: Involve the Children in Your Care #2
Unit 3 Activities
Session 5 - Control Time and Temp: Due the third Friday
Activity 1: Finish Reading To Your Health!
Activity 2: Read Keep Bacteria From Growing (PDF)
Activity 3: Submit Control Time and Temperature (online form)
Activity 4: Participate in the Time and Temperature Discussion
Session 6 - Course Wrap-Up: Due the fourth Tuesday
Activity 1: Involve the Children in Your Care #3
Activity 2: Participate in the Sharing With Children Discussion
Activity 3: Complete the Course Wrap-Up Evaluation Survey
If you have trouble at any time completing the online activities please notify us. You may also print out the activity sheets, write your name and address on each page, then mail them to:
UMass Extension – Food Safety for Daycare Providers
202 Chenoweth Lab
University of Massachusetts
100 Holdsworth Way
Amherst, MA 01003-9282
Sponsored by UMass Extension with funding from the Massachusetts Department of Education, Nutrition Programs and Services. United States Department of Agriculture cooperating. UMass Extension offers equal opportunity in programs and employment.
