2025 National Child Nutrition Conference Awards CPEUs in Accordance with the commission on Dietetic Registration’s CPEU Prior Approval Program
April 16, 2025
The 39th Annual National Child Nutrition Conference awards 27 CPEUs in accordance with the Commission on Dietetic Registration’s CPEU Prior Approval Program.
Attendees can earn up to 16.5 hours of accredited Continuing Professional Education Units (CPEUs) from attending live sessions included in conference registration. They can also earn up extra hours of CPEUs by adding on preconference and postconference academies.
Please note, virtual sessions must be watched live in order to earn the CPEUs. These sessions are marked in orange. Attendees of the virtual option can earn up to 9 CPEUs.
Why is this important?
A registered dietitian needs 75 CPEUs completed every five years. By attending the National Child Nutrition Conference, you can earn over a third of those credits over the course of five days.
What about other CEUs?
Attending the conference onsite provides the opportunity to earn 36+ hours of Continuing Education, while virtual attendees can earn up to 18.5 CEUs. These can be applied towards our Certification Program. Many other programs that require continuing education also accept the training from the conference, but you will need to confirm with those programs.
Here are the sessions that have been accredited by the Commission on Dietetic Registration:
Monday, April 14:
- Afterschool Meals Overview
- SUN Meals Overview
- Introduction to Happy Mealtimes in Child Care Settings (Preconference Academy)
- Tailoring CACFP Meals: The Role of Medical Statements in Special Diets (Preconference Academy)
- Compliance with Confidence: Monitoring and Oversight (Preconference Academy)
- Infant Meal Pattern Requirements (Preconference Academy)
Tuesday, April 15
- CACFP Overview
- Ending Child Hunger in America: A Path to Lasting Change through Summer Food
- USDA CACFP Policy Update
- CACFP Meal Pattern Training (Preconference Academy)
- Head Start Success: Meeting the Performance Standards (Preconference Academy)
- Menu Planning for the CACFP (Preconference Academy)
Wednesday, April 16
- USDA SFSP Policy Update
- Workshops Session One
- Beginners' Guide to Crediting Recipes in the CACFP
- Expanding Your Afterschool Meals Program for Greater Impact
- Family Style Mealtime: Developing Language & Social Skills
- Helping Selective Eaters Succeed
- Incorporating Vegetables into Plates, Play & Physical Activity
- Innovative Mapping Tools to Plan for Summer
- Preparing for CACFP in the Texas Automated Nutrition System (TANS)
- Straw Bales: A New Way to Garden
- Who's at the Door? Navigating Home Monitoring Situations
- Workshops Session Two
- Beyond Gardening: CACFP-Based Variety in Farm to ECE
- Funding Summer on a Shoestring and a Friend
- Handling Food Recalls in CACFP
- Healthy Staff, Healthy Kids: Cultivating Wellness for Your Teams
- Nourish & Flourish: Essential CACFP Adult Menu Planning Tips
- Planning, Paying & Physical Activity for Afterschool Meals
- Workshops Session Three
- Aligning Community CACFP & School Nutrition for Greater Impact
- CACFP Cycle Menus for Head Start
- CACFP Newsroom: Breaking News
- Food Sovereignty: An Indigenous Perspective
- Identifying Whole Grain-Rich
- Taste Testing Like A Pro: Sensory-Assisted Food Introductions
- Workshops Session Four
- Cultivating the Core of Farm to ECE
- Investigating Fraud, Waste & Abuse in Federally Funded Programs
- Nurturing Healthy Eating Habits through Responsive Feeding Practices
- Nutrition Activities for the Head Start Classroom
- Snack-tacular Celebrations: Tasty Bites for Every Week
- Workshops Session Five
- Be a Kid's Hero: Food and Nutrient Acceptance in the Early Years
- Conducting Monitoring in the CACFP for Head Start
- Gluten Found: Why Cross-Contact Can't Be Ignored
- Ounce Equivalents Made Easy with the Exhibit A Grains Tool
- Two Programs, One Goal: A Guide to Afterschool and Summer Meals
- Speed Sessions
- Beyond the Airplane Spoon: Tips for Picky Eaters
- Sell Them Your Dream: Getting Buy-In from Your Team
- What Are Children Eating? A Plate Waste Study
- Words Matter: Empower and Motivate Health with Facts
Thursday, April 17
- Harnessing Artificial Intelligence (AI) to Transform Your Work in Federal Nutrition Programs
- Workshops Session Six
- Hunger, Health and How Early Care Settings Can Help
- Menu Planning for Emergency Situations
- Navigating Special Diets
- Nourishing Futures: Trends, Menus & Engagement Strategies
- Nourishing Minds: Teaching Nutrition Education Across Subjects
- Workshops Session Seven
- Beyond Beginners: Next Level Menu Planning
- Bolstering Nutrition Education in Early Head Start
- Civil Rights Compliance and Special Diets in the CACFP
- Exploring the Three Cs of a Successful Afterschool Meal Program
- Managing Food Allergies in the CACFP
- Raising Healthy, Happy Eaters from their First Bites
- Workshops Session Eight
- Cultivating Connections Between Sponsors and Public Health Partners
- Early Relational Health Paves the Way for Healthy Child Development
- Fun and Flavorful Themed CACFP Menu Planning
- Navigating Specific Prior Written Approvals for Budget Items
- Operating a Non-Congregate Summer Meal Service
- Turning Yuck to Yum: Making Mealtimes Matter
- Speed Sessions #9
- Bridging the Nutrition Gap in Low-Income Communities
- GPS: Engaging Grandparents, Parents & Students in Farm to Table
- Harvest of the Month: Local Food Exploration & Learning for Littles
- Leadership Essentials for CACFP Professionals
- Workshops Session Nine
- Family Style Mealtime: Developing Math, Science, and Motor Skills
- Fresh Foods, Flavors and Kitchen Ingredients
- Future-Proofing Farm to ECE: Strategic Approaches to Sustainability
- Great Grains! Taking the Guess Work Out of What’s Creditable
- Rethinking Picky Eating
- Sponsoring Summer Food: Keys to Financial Management
- Workshops Session Ten
- CACFP & Head Start Food Service Regulations
- CN Labels & PFS Made Simple
- Cooking Up Fun: Engaging Kids in Cooking Activities
- Cost Allocation for Center and Home Sponsors
- Speed Sessions
- Diversifying Menus: Placing Proteins and Plants on the Plate
- Food Security in Your Local Community
- Supporting Food Security in Your Local Community
- What Are Children Eating? A Plate Waste Study
Friday, April 15
- Annual CACFP Training FY25 (Postconference Academy)
- Food Safety in Child Care Postconference Academy)
- CORE Training: Financial Viability Postconference Academy)
- CACFP Recipe Development for Centers Postconference Academy)