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"La seguridad alimentaria existe cuando todas las personas, en todo momento, tienen acceso físico y económico a alimentos suficientes, seguros y nutritivos para satisfacer sus necesidades dietéticas y preferencias alimentarias para llevar una vida activa y saludable".
“Food security exists when all people, at all times, have physical and economic access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food to meet their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life.”
The State Plan serves as the State Lead Agency’s (IDHW) application for a three-year cycle of CCDF funds. It is the primary mechanism the Office of Child Care uses to determine Lead Agency compliance with the statute and regulation requirements.
Learn more about Idaho's Child Care Workforce, including demographics, turnover, wages, and more!
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare has authorized IdahoSTARS to accept hybrid pediatric CPR and first aid in addition to fully in-person courses. What qualifies for a hybrid pediatric CPR and pediatric first aid course? A portion of the course is done self-paced online, and students complete in-person hands-on sessions and testing for courses requiring pediatric CPR and other skills.
Earn IdahoSTARS Badges in 8 Early Childhood Education (ECE) specialty areas and receive a certificate and a $100 financial recognition (for up to two badges). Badges are a recognition of completed professional development that consists of both LEARNING (gaining knowledge of early learning content) and DOING (putting this knowledge into action).
IdahoSTARS badges recognize your expertise in early childhood education. Earn points through certification, training, Targeted Technical Assistance (TTA), employment history, and/or coaching cycles. Applications will close on June 15th, 2023 and will reopen October 1, 2023.
Our IdahoSTARS health consultant shares summer safety information for children, including water safety, sun protection, air quality considerations, playground safety, transportation (hot car safety), and hydration.
Es beneficioso para l@s adult@s y niñ@s salir al aire libre y disfrutar del aire fresco y el calor del sol del verano. El juego activo al aire libre fomenta un peso corporal saludable, unos huesos fuertes y el desarrollo muscular. También hay oportunidades para el desarrollo social y emocional. Las actividades al aire libre aumentan la oportunidad de establecer relaciones con los demás. Estar activo al aire libre puede ayudar al/la niño/a a reducir la ansiedad y la irritabilidad, lo que ayudará a reducir los comportamientos desafiantes en el interior.
Las incertidumbres de la pandemia del COVID-19 han desafiado a los programas de la primera infancia y a las escuelas a transformar la manera en que se conectan con l@s niñ@s, les enseñan y les apoyan. L@s niñ@s experimentan estrés y a menudo pueden mostrar un comportamiento desafiante como resultado. Estas experiencias pandémicas sin precedentes pueden ser un factor que contribuya a ello.