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Impact Report
| For plan | Youth Development (Bernalillo County) |
| Date | October 31, 2011, 1:58 pm |
| For Objective | None (administrative message) |
| Impact Report | Children and Families Child Care Provider training; An ongoing goal and effort of the Home Economist is to train staffs who work in child care settings both in early care and the afterschool field. The goal of this training effort is to encourage state licensure by the Children Youth and Family Department of New Mexico and to provide professional and research based training for child care providers in Bernalillo County. Multiple trainings for child care providers have been provided throughout the year in; age appropriate practices, behavior management, positive youth development and nutrition related topics. The Home Economist also serves on the board of Choices for Families; a non-profit nutrition agency serving home based child care providers and Children’s Choice; a non-profit afterschool program serving over 500 APS students in 10 elementary schools. This year the Home Economist did five trainings for Foster Parents in the Albuquerque area. The topics for these trainings included “Feeding your family healthy on a budget”, Handling challenging behavior issues in children, Positive Discipline and Dealing with Picky eaters. Classes for Catholic Charities on nutrition and child care topics were offered by the Home Economist four times this year. |