2023 NCNC
Fostering Mental Wellness Through Physical Activity
Mindful movements can be done at any time during the day, not only providing relaxation and peace to children, but also to your staff. Learn about the benefits of physical activity and mindfulness, how to bring these into child care settings, and how to use mindful movements in our daily lives.
Read MoreEngaging Your Community in Your Meal Program
Meal programs are an important outreach tool, but what if your meal program also connected kids with others in their community and had business leaders helping out? Find out the potential with us. Bonus – all the ideas involved are cost-free!
Read MoreCommunicating Special Diet Needs
Communication is key for keeping children and CACFP participants with special diets safe in our care. Learn best practices and receive resources for school operators to effectively communicate special diet information with staff, families, students, and program participants.
Read MoreBuilding, Funding, and Sustaining Farm to ECE Programs
Interested in connecting children to local foods and engaging children in hands-on education about food? Explore what farm to early care and education (ECE) is, why it’s important, and how to build, fund, and sustain farm to ECE programs.
Read MoreProgram Compliance and Audit Preparedness for Sponsors
Do you know the dos and don’ts of conducting an audit? Effective program compliance and auditing is essential to the success of CACFP and SFSP. Hear lessons learned and get recommendations states can make to sponsors to be better prepared for future audits.
Read MoreSponsoring Summer Food: Keys to Financial Management
You’re already working the food program and are ready to expand to summer feeding. Hear about best practices to ensure proper internal controls for successful financial management and mitigate high risk program areas.
Read MoreInvestigating Fraud, Waste & Abuse in Federally Funded Programs
Gain insight on investigating allegations of non-compliance in the CACFP and SFSP. Learn how to identify red flags during a monitoring review and take home interview techniques, sampling methodologies, and best practices which have been instrumental in identifying fraud, waste, and abuse in federally funded programs.
Read MoreFlawless Audits for Multi-Program and Multi-State Sponsors
Sponsors need strong organization, clear cost allocation, and excellence in monitoring to be prepared for your state audit. Learn how to operate so State Agencies find it a breeze to perform your Management Evaluations.
Read MorePromoting Nutrition with Culinary Arts Fairs
Move over science fairs, the culinary arts fair is here to teach children about nutrition and how to develop healthy habits! Learn how to teach students to create a story board with recipe and nutrition facts. Hear how they prepare the food to be judged by their peers using a rigorous rubric on taste, appearance and nutrition.
Read MoreMindfulness: Reconnecting Children to Their Senses
Mindfulness reconnects children to their five senses, bringing them into a moment-by-moment awareness of themselves and their surroundings. Learn how physical activities like breathing exercises, relaxation techniques, and sensory play help children become capable of exhibiting empathy, compassion, and patience as they acquire better emotional and social skills.
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