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Katy, TX
77491
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2008 Mandatory Training – All Providers

The topic this year is Serve It Safe (Part 1). Some of the subject matter we will discuss are foodborne illnesses/outbreaks and biological and chemical physical hazards. As required by THHS,SNP, all providers must complete an annual training workshop given by their CACFP sponsor. If this workshop is not completed by September 30, 2008, state rules prohibit us from reimbursing you until you have met this requirement. Civil Rights training which will also be included. Please watch the schedule updates as the rest of the scheule is finalized. It will be in your newsletter, “TABLE TALK” every month as well as here.

Date City Location & Time
April 26 Houston/Alief 7979 S. Kirkwood, Houston 77072 (Henington/Alief Library), 9:30-12:30
May 19 Irving 2000 W. Airport Fwy 75062 (Jaycee Part & Center for the Arts), 7:00 PM
May 31 Fort Worth 4001 Liberty Lane 76109 (S.W. Regional Library), 10:30-1:30
May 31 Pearland 3522 Liberty Drive 77581 (Pearland Library), 10:30-1:30
August Plano To Be Announced
August Katy To Be Announced

Training Modules

Listed below are the free in-home instruction modules we currently have available. They can be used towards your 20 credit hours of continuing education required for your DPRC registration or license.

The training module requires Adobe Acrobat Reader which you can get from this web site: http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html. You can then print it out on your printer.

The test requires Microsoft Word or a similar word processing program that will open a .DOC file. You can print the test out, complete it and mail it to us or fill in the answers in your word processing program and email it to us. We encourage you to save the test (and your answers) to your hard drive (just in case!).

MODULE
CLOCK HOURS
Caring for Young Children
Instruction
Test
7
Children Activities
Instruction
Test
1-1/2 per activity
(14 total)
Cooking And Eating With Children
Instruction
Test
2
Day Care Nutrition in a Nutshell
Instruction
Test
2
Food Safety
Instruction
Test
1
Health Precautions
Instruction
Test
3
Parents & Providers:
Communicating With One Another
■ Instruction
■ Test
3

Planning Multiples
Instruction
Test
4
Promoting Health & Hygiene
Instruction
Test
1-1/2
Safety Precautions
Instruction
Test
3
When A Child Is Sick Or Hurt
Instruction
Test
2
Time Management
Instruction
Test
1
Meals Without Squeals
Instruction
Test
3
Super-Size Me
Instruction
Test
4

SIDS Manadatory Licensing Requirement

In order to meet the one-hour annual training requirement/or pre-service requirement for child caregivers who provide care for children younger than 24 months, complete this test and have it available for review by licensing upon inspection. Please note that this is not one of Child Food Program Of Texas' training modules and will not give you additonal clock hours. We are providing this on our website for your convenience.

Click here for this training.