Cooking and Learning About Food

£ 36.00 incl VAT

Complete this training to learn more about how to plan and deliver cooking and learning about food activities with children. Explore topics including: the benefits of cooking with young children, how to choose recipes in- line with the Eat Better Start Better guidelines and suitable skills to teach in your early years setting.

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Description

What you’ll learn in the Cooking and Learning About Food training

  • The benefits of cooking and learning about food activities
  • An overview of children’s nutrient requirements
  • How to read food labels
  • How to choose recipes in-line with the Eat Better Start Better guidelines
  • Suitable skills to teach children in the early years
  • Key considerations such as, allergy management and food safety
  • How to plan cooking activities for children
  • Links to the EYFS framework including, how to make healthy choices in relation to food
  • Other activities that support children to learn about food
  • Home learning activity ideas to share with parents /carers

Who is this training suitable for?

Early Years Practitioners, such as those working in nurseries and Children Centres, childminders and nannies.

Leaning Content

The training comprises of information slides and interactive activities.

Resources to support your practice and share with families.

Estimated study time 2-2.5 hours hours.

Assessment

Short multiple choice assessment.

Knowledge Development Plan (KDP) to reflect on your learning.

Certification

Certificate issued on successful completion of the course and the Knowledge Development Plan (KDP).

Please Note: Your account is valid and will remain open for twelve months from the date of purchase. After the twelve months the account may be closed if there is no activity/use and any data and/or documentation will not be available to access.

Cost

£36 inc VAT.

Testimonial

“This course provided me with important tips for cooking and learning about food with children, and how we can include parents to take part in these activities at home”. – Eugenia Pisarencu, Early Years Practitioner, Barney Bears Nursery, 2023.

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