 | Heartland home visits bring original, well-planned nutrition education materials and activities that children enjoy and love to share with their parents. And every child is remembered with a new sticker at each visit. | | Every other month, providers recieve Heartland's bi-monthly newsletter. This is a key resource for program updates, USDA policy changes, recipes, child care hints, and great ideas for childrens activities. Included is a reproducible children's activity sheet to share with the children. Sign up for Heartland's E-News! electronic newsletter too - you'll find links to great recipes, activities, and free samples. |
 | No worries in understanding the food program. Heartland's Provider Book as all the information you need! | | Heartland helps parents understand the benefits of your participation in the CACFP. An information folder is prepared just for them. |
| Heartland Child Nutrition has a library of books, video tapes, cassette tapes, teching kits, games and posters on nutrition education and other child care subjects. | | Earn licensing credit at home with one of Heartland's Learn-at-Home courses. Choose among the 14 available and earn one hour of continuing education for child care licensing purposes, as approved by ND Early Childhood Services. |
| Ann Schuetzle, nutrition education director for Heartland is available to respond to individual nutrition concerns. | | To help simplify menu planning, Heartland has a Rotating Menu Option. These menus represent every seaseon and are an option when planning menus on a weekly basis. |
 | Keep track of meals and attendance with easy to use forms. On-line claiming is available too. |   | The Heartland Help Booklet Series helps with child care challenges and inspires new ideas. Request any or all 12 booklets at no charge to enrolled providers. |
 | Spring Training isn't just for professional baseball players. Heartland offers nutrition workshops every yeart at no cost and coordinated by Heartland Nutrition Education Director. Providers attending may receive two hours of licensing credit. |
| Heartland Regional Directors are local and available. Many of the staff have been child care providers themselves. They're just a phone call away.
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