When children eat they develop and practice many skills. They need safe, nurturing environments for their growth and development.

Feeding Young Children in Group Settings is an educational project developed by the University of Idaho. The project is designed to help you provide a nurturing feeding environment for children. The project integrates concepts from nutrition, child development, and food safety and presents information about best practices in feeding young children.

This site contains a variety of educational materials, learning activities, and resources for child care providers, Head Start teachers, food service workers, and other professionals who prepare and provide food to young children in group settings.

If you are an educator who trains staff or parents on issues related to feeding, you will find additional resources that help you present the Feeding Young Children in Group Settings curriculum.

This material is based upon work supported by the Cooperative State Research Education and Extension Service, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture under agreement number 98-EATP-1-0403, administered by the American Distance Education Consortium.