Nutrition Guideline EarlyON Child and Family Centres - Released: May 2021 - Peel Region
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Nutrition Guideline
EarlyON Child and Family Centres
Released: May 2021Table of Contents
Purpose ..................................................................................................................................... 1
Background and context ............................................................................................................ 1
Objectives of the nutrition allocation ........................................................................................... 1
Nutrition allocation ..................................................................................................................... 1
Mandatory nutrition services .................................................................................................. 2
Provide credible information for food and nutrition knowledge ............................................ 2
Optional nutrition services ...................................................................................................... 3
Optional nutrition services 1: Registered Dietitian nutrition support .................................... 3
Optional nutrition services 2: Provide education related to local food and nutrition resources
........................................................................................................................................... 3
Eligible expenses ....................................................................................................................... 4
Ineligible expenses .................................................................................................................... 5
Records and reporting process .................................................................................................. 6
Contact us.................................................................................................................................. 6
Appendix A: At A Glance: EarlyON Nutrition Allocation Framework ............................................. i
Appendix B: Credible Sources for Food and Nutrition Resources ............................................... ii
Note: All resources shown in red have been delayed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It is
anticipated that work will resume to complete these resources when Peel Public Health teams
return to regular business operations.Purpose
The purpose of this guideline is to provide EarlyON service providers with key information regarding
the use of their annual budgeted nutrition allocation for EarlyON Child and Family Centres (EarlyON
Centres) in Peel.
Background and context
We have provided a nutrition allocation in your annual EarlyON budget. The nutrition budget stems
from two areas:
• Provincial mandate: Engaging parents and caregivers - Discussions and information sharing
about child development, parenting, nutrition, play and inquiry-based learning, and other
topics that support their role.
• Evidence about food and early experiences: Early childhood eating behaviours are heavily
influenced by parents and caregivers. They are learned through early experiences with food
and eating. Food and nutrition education, support, and resources provided in early learning
environments strengthen parent and caregiver knowledge and affect their choices for
themselves and their families. The evidence around nutrition and healthy eating environments
tells us that good nutrition is vital to our health, especially for active, growing children. Good
role modelling supports healthy eating habits.
Objectives of the nutrition allocation
1. Increase food and nutrition knowledge of parents, caregivers, children, and EarlyON staff in
EarlyON Settings.
2. Increase parent, caregiver, children, and EarlyON team access to credible food and nutrition
information and resources.
3. Merge a variety of nutrition platforms/vehicles/avenues across EarlyON programs.
4. Affect food choices and other nutrition-related behaviours of parents, caregivers, and their
children that are good for health and well-being.
Nutrition allocation
We offer an allocation for nutrition to provide mandatory and optional nutrition services. Funds for
nutrition were determined through a budget based on program capacity and months operating in the
year. Mandatory and optional nutrition services are expressed as:
• Mandatory Nutrition Services:
o Provide credible information for food and nutrition knowledge.
EarlyON Child and Family Centres: Nutrition Guideline pg. 1• Optional Nutrition Services:
1. Provide Registered Dietitian food and nutrition support.
2. Provide education related to local food and nutrition resources.
3. Providing snacks in EarlyON programs is removed for 2021, due to
increased risks while the Coronavirus remains active in our communities.
See Appendix A for At A Glance: EarlyON Centre Nutrition Allocation Framework.
Mandatory nutrition services
Provide credible information for food and nutrition knowledge
Parents and caregivers play a crucial role in shaping their children’s eating habits. They guide the
family environment where meals occur and the types of foods their children have access to. Positive
early experiences about food may help children develop healthy eating habits later in life.
You must provide information for enhancing food and nutrition knowledge through resources from
valid sources. Your programs are expected to use and have available in electronic and/or print form,
the following trusted resources provided by Peel Public Health for staff and to share with parents and
caregivers.
• Resources for staff:
• Healthy snacks for young children
• Use food labels to choose healthy Grain Products
• Resources for parents and caregivers:
• I’m Ready for Solids,
• Menu Ideas for my First Foods,
• Toddlers 1 to 2 years I’m a Healthy Eater,
• Preschoolers 2 to 5 years I’m a Healthy Eater,
• Healthy Food for a Happy Smile and
• Dates on pre-packaged foods
We have provided a list of trusted resources in Appendix B to help teams to deliver this mandatory
core service.
EarlyON teams are to direct parents and caregivers with questions related to nutrition to contact: Peel
Public Health at 905-799-7700 | Caledon 905-584-2216 | Facebook.com/ParentingInPeel
Another way to have nutrition questions answered is to call Telehealth Ontario at 1-866-797-0000 and
speak to a Dietitian for free, or visit www.unlockfood.ca.
EarlyON Child and Family Centres: Nutrition Guideline pg. 2Optional nutrition services
Along with providing the mandatory nutrition services, you can use your nutrition budget in the
following two ways:
Optional nutrition services 1: Registered Dietitian nutrition support
Parents and caregivers want to make healthy food choices for themselves and their families. Still, it
can be confusing to know what foods to eat when there is an overwhelming amount of nutrition
information. A Registered Dietitian (RD) can support healthy food choices and promote credible
information for children and families.
RDs are regulated health professionals trained to provide advice and
counselling about diet, food, and nutrition. RDs are determined by the Region as
the only approved health professionals to provide food and nutrition-related
workshops and food demonstrations in EarlyON Settings. Registered Holistic
Nutritionist, Certified Nutritional Practitioner, RONP, RNCP, ROHP, RHN, and
CNP are not the same as RD and are not approved to provide the services
above.
You can use a RD to provide services related to food and nutrition to program participants in the form
of virtual:
• Workshop sessions for parents, caregivers, and children, provided virtually; and
• Food demonstrations provided virtually in the EarlyON program.
You can find a RD through the College of Dietitians of Ontario, Dietitians of Canada, and Nutrition
Connections websites. It is your responsibility to select and contract the services of a RD.
Optional nutrition services 2: Provide education related to local food and nutrition resources
Many families who attend EarlyON programs are interested in activities based in local settings to
enhance their food and nutrition knowledge. Families may be interested in knowing about and
experiencing local farms to support their local agri-food sector and growing food in their indoor and
outdoor spaces. Providing educational opportunities for families to build their knowledge of accessing
local resources can serve these interests.
You can support participant knowledge through recipe sharing and education about accessing local
farms and planting indoor and outdoor gardens using trusted sources. Foodland Ontario provides
information about local food and can be accessed through the website and social media. Ecosource is
an environmental organization that you can contact to provide guidance for indoor and outdoor
gardening techniques.
EarlyON Child and Family Centres: Nutrition Guideline pg. 3COVID-19 restriction: RDs and professionals who provide education related to local food and
nutrition resources are not considered essential visitors. They, therefore, cannot offer in-person
services to your indoor and outdoor programs. You are restricted to operating indoor and outdoor
programs at determined locations; visits to other community locations for EarlyON activities are not
supported. These services can be provided virtually.
Eligible expenses
You can use your nutrition budget on the following:
ELIGIBLE EXPENSES
Expense Description
category
• Costs of contracting RD services to provide nutrition-related information to
Nutrition EarlyON program participants to support optional nutrition services.
allocation • Costs of hiring a credible source services to provide guidance to EarlyON
program participants related to indoor and outdoor gardening.
• Expenses associated with providing food and nutrition education-related
experiences for EarlyON program participants include food demonstrations,
food and nutrition workshops, indoor and outdoor gardening workshops
virtually.
• Costs of purchasing or printing food and nutrition-related resources for teams
and program participants such as pamphlets, resource sheets, children's
books about food and nutrition, etc.
• We have determined that RDs are the only approved health professionals to
provide food and nutrition-related workshops and food demonstrations in EarlyON
Facilitator Settings
criteria o All RDs who practice in Ontario are registered with the College of
Dietitians of Ontario.
http://portal.collegeofdietitians.org/public_directory/publicregistermember.
aspx
o Only RDs in private practice are featured on the Dietitians of Canada
website under Find a Dietitian, however, not all RDs are members of
Dietitians of Canada because it involves another set of fees.
https://www.dietitians.ca/Find-a-Dietitian.aspx
o Nutrition Connection is a non-profit agency that features RDs and nutrition
resources. https://nutritionconnections.ca/our-services/consultation-
services/
• RDs providing services to EarlyON Settings must adhere to the messages of Peel
Public Health, Dietitians of Canada, Ontario Dietitians in Public Health (ODPH),
and Canada’s Food Guide.
EarlyON Child and Family Centres: Nutrition Guideline pg. 4Ineligible expenses
You may not use your nutrition allocation on the following:
INELIGIBLE EXPENSES
Expense category Description
Nutrition allocation • Providing healthy snacks in EarlyON Centres and programs.
• Programs and services offered by regulated health professionals
working within their scope of practice, excluding a RD (e.g.
occupational therapy, audiology and speech language pathology,
Specialized services
physiotherapy etc.).
• Early intervention and screening programs and services that are
funded by other ministries and/or levels of government.
• Retiring bonuses, gifts and honoraria paid to staff (except when
Staff bonuses, gifts, and
they are provided as a retroactive wage increase that will be
honoraria
maintained the following year).
• Debt costs including principal and interest payments related to
Debt costs capital loans, mortgage financing, and interest expenses incurred
on operating loans.
Property taxes • Municipal taxes levies.
• A transaction that occurs at non-arm’s length when it is between
Non-arm’s length
two individuals who are related by blood, marriage, common-law
transactions not
partnership, or adoption. When this occurs, the transaction would
transacted at fair market
require additional documentation to ensure it has occurred at fair
value
market value.
• Fees paid as a condition of employment (e.g. vulnerable
sector/criminal reference checks).
Professional organization
fees • Fees paid on behalf of staff for membership in professional
organizations (e.g., Membership fees for College of Early
Childhood Educators).
Costs supported • Costs that are supported using other funding programs or grants
through other Region of available through the Region of Peel (e.g. Community Investment
Peel funding streams Program), unless otherwise authorized by the Region.
Reserve funds • Operating or general reserve funds or other savings.
Note: This is not an exhaustive list. Any other expenses not listed under the allowable expenses
section are considered non-admissible without our express permission. For questions about eligible
and ineligible expenses, please email earlyon@peelregion.ca.
EarlyON Child and Family Centres: Nutrition Guideline pg. 5Records and reporting process
Nutrition expenses will be reported as part of your base allocations in reporting periods R1 and R4:
What is Due Reporting Period Deadline What to Report?
R1 - Reporting Jan. 1, 2021 to
Sept. 30, 2021 R1 Actuals & Sept. to Dec. projections
Reconciliation Aug. 31, 2021
R4 - Year End Sept. 1, 2021 to
Jan. 28, 2022 R4 Actuals
Reporting Dec. 31, 2021
All conditions presented in the service provider’s signed EarlyON Child and Family Centres Services
Agreement dated from January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021 apply to your nutrition allocation.
Contact us
If you have questions related to the nutrition allocation, please direct your inquiry to
earlyon@peelregion.ca
EarlyON Child and Family Centres: Nutrition Guideline pg. 6Appendix A: At A Glance: EarlyON Nutrition Allocation Framework
Element Activity Criteria
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Food and Nutrition Provide Credible Printed and Digital Credibly Sourced Resources
Knowledge Resources
Can Include Resources for Staff: Can Include:
• Healthy snacks for young children • Peel Public Health (PPH)
• Use food labels to choose healthy Grain • Ontario Dietitians in Public
Mandatory
Products Health (ODPH)
Can Include Resources for Parents and Caregivers: • Dieticians of Canada
• I’m Ready for Solids, • Canada’s Food Guide
• Menu Ideas for my First Foods,
• Toddlers 1 to 2 years I’m a Healthy Eater,
• Preschoolers 2 to 5 years I’m a Healthy
Eater,
• Healthy Food for a Happy Smile and
• Dates on pre-packaged foods
…
…
…
Registered Dietitian Use Registered Dietitian to Provide Nutrition Use Registered Dietitian to
Nutrition Support Sessions Provide Sessions
Can include:
• Workshop sessions for parents, caregivers, • A Registered Dietitian can be
and children found at Dietitians of Canada
• Food demonstrations within the EarlyON and the College of Dietitians of
program Ontario and Nutrition
Connections
• Must follow key messages of
Optional
health governing/information
body such as Peel Public Health
Activities and Provide Local Food and Nutrition Activities Consult and/or Partner with
Experiences related Can include education focused on how to access: Local Group or Resource
to Food and • Nutrition services at neighbourhood grocery Can include:
Nutrition stores • Grocery stores
• Visits to local farms • Local farms
• Indoor and outdoor gardening • Environmental organization
such as Ecosource
• Foodland Ontario
Snacks in EarlyON
Programs
For more information, contact:
A Public Health Nurse at: 905-799-7700 | Caledon 905-584-2216 | facebook.com/ParentingInPeel
Telehealth Ontario at 1-866-797-0000 and speak to a dietitian for free or visit unlockfood.ca
iAppendix B: Credible Sources for Food and Nutrition Resources
Mandatory Services Resources:
• I’m Ready for Solids: http://www.peelregion.ca/health/family-health/baby-first-year/nutrition/feeding-
your-baby/pdf/ready-for-solids-in-their-tummies.pdf
• Healthy snacks for young children
• Use food labels to choose healthy Grain Products
• Menu Ideas for my First Foods http://www.peelregion.ca/health/family-health/baby-first-
year/nutrition/feeding-your-baby/pdf/menu-ideas-first-foods.pdf
• Toddlers 1 to 2 years I’m a Healthy Eater
• Preschoolers 2 to 5 years I’m a Healthy Eater
• Healthy Food for a Happy Smile https://www.peelregion.ca/health/dental-health/pdf-s/healthy-food-
healthy-smile.pdf
• Peel Public Health at 905-799-7700 | Caledon 905-584-2216 | Facebook.com/ParentingInPeel
Other Credible Sources:
• Introducing Solid Foods to Infants is a webinar available through Child Development Resource
Connection Peel (CDRCP), under Health and Wellness: https://www.cdrcp.com/professional-education
• Canada’s Food Guide (CFG) 2019 provides the Food guide snapshot and Nutrition related
information: Available in 26 languages https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/canada-food-
guide/resources/snapshot/languages.html
• Menu Planning and Supportive Environments in Child Care Settings - Practical Guide based on
the 2007 CFG and provides information on serve most often, serve sometimes, and do not serve
foods: https://opha.on.ca/getmedia/d6bda656-e86f-43bd-bfaf-2da3dd7ba167/Menu-
Planning_Supportive-Nutrition-Envts-in-CC_Practical-Guide_ODPH_DEC17.pdf.aspx
• Paint Your Plate with Vegetables and Fruit: A Toolkit for Child Care providers: provides guidance
on menu planning, snack patterns, nutrition policy development, and healthy eating environment:
https://www.odph.ca/upload/membership/document/2018-07/paint-your-plate-toolkit-online-text-
outlined_1.pdf
• Menu and Snack Planning Kit includes snack food models available through CDRCP resource library:
https://www.cdrcp.com/professional-education#resource-centre
• Unlockfood.ca provides information on nutrition, food and healthy eating as well as recipes, videos
and interactive healthy eating tools: https://www.unlockfood.ca/en/AboutUnlockFood.aspx
• Facebook.com/parentinginpeel provides support from Registered Nurses online and over the phone.
Provides referrals to regional and community resources: https://www.facebook.com/parentinginpeel
• Telehealth Ontario to Speak with a RD for Free (various nutrition related topics): 1866-797-0000
• Trust Me Trust My Tummy is a video about healthy eating: http://www.peelregion.ca/health/family-
health/baby-first-year/nutrition/feeding-your-baby/
• College of Dietitians of Ontario provides a listing of all RDs who practice in Ontario:
http://portal.collegeofdietitians.org/public_directory/publicregistermember.aspx
• Dietitians of Canada provides a listing of Private practice RDs who are available for a fee to do
presentations, workshops, etc.: https://www.dietitians.ca/Find-a-Dietitian.aspx
• Ontario Dietitians in Public Health (ODPH) provides leadership in public health nutrition by promoting
and supporting member collaboration to improve the health of Ontario residents through the
implementation of the Ontario Public Health Standards: https://www.odph.ca/about-us
• Nutrition Connections provides a team of registered dietitians and public health professionals with
expertise in a wide range of services related to food, nutrition, health promotion and public health
practice, including training, education, resource, and program management:
https://nutritionconnections.ca/our-services/consultation-services/
ii• Region of Peel, Peel Public Health provides food safety information:
https://www.peelregion.ca/health/environNew/food/
• Food handler course and food safety for people who work in food premises, such as operators or
kitchen staff: https://www.peelregion.ca/health/environNew/food/courses.htm . You can also learn
about food safety at home: https://www.peelregion.ca/health/environNew/food/athome.htm and food
safety at restaurants/food premises:
https://www.peelregion.ca/health/environNew/food/restaurants.htm through posters, presentations, and
other online resources, such as: HACCP Training for Food Handlers video.
• Foodland Ontario is a consumer promotion program of the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and
Rural Affairs. It has partnered with producers to champion, promote and support the consumption of
fresh Ontario produce and processed agricultural foods: https://www.ontario.ca/foodland/page/about-us
• Ecosource is an innovative environmental organization specializing in fun, hands-on programs that
focus on how each of us can change our daily habits to become better environmental citizens:
https://ecosource.ca/
Videos on Preschool Nutrition
https://www.unlockfood.ca/en/Videos.aspx
• Video: How and What to Feed Children is Important
• Video: Enjoy More Vegetables and Fruit
• Video: Healthy Drinks, Healthy Kids
• Video: Role Model Healthy Eating
• Video: Patience Works Better than Pressure
• Video: Food Skills
• Video: Eating Together
• Video: Make Meals and Memories Together
• Video: Offer Healthy Meals and Snacks
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