Healthy Spaces, Happy Faces: Reducing Food- Waterborne Risks in EC

Attention early childcare professionals! You are invited to join Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation (SMIF) for our 2026 fall training series!

Attendees must be in the SMIF region to register for this class. SMIF serves south central and southeastern Minnesota which includes 20 counties, 175 communities and one Native nation. This includes the counties of Blue Earth, Brown, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Houston, Goodhue, Martin, Le Sueur, Nicollet, Mower, Rice, Olmsted, Steele, Sibley, Waseca, Wabasha, Winona and Watonwan, as well as the Prairie Island Indian Community.

Each event is free and Develop-approved. Please send questions and dietary restrictions to Heidi Coulter, SMIF director of Early Childhood, at heidic@smifoundation.org or 507-214-7016.

Join Stacy Boysen to explore food- and waterborne diseases and review how simple, yet effective, safety practices prevent them from impacting your childcare setting. Review strategies that protect and promote children’s health and wellness during daily meals and snacks, including an overview of the most current “Dirty Dozen” and “Clean Fifteen” lists. Inspire healthier habits and safer routines that support children now and throughout their futures.

Course Level

Level 1 – Explores

FCC Active Supervision

Knowledge and Competency Framework Areas

VII.A: Establishing Healthy Practices (2 Hours)

CDA Content Areas

Content Area I: Planning a safe, healthy learning environment (2 Hours)

Register for this class by Oct. 28!