Nutritional Services...

Being the best you can be!  Qualifications that exceed all others!

• The Nutritional Services program provides students with a comprehensive understanding of the nutrition, health and safety needs of young children. It provides examples, case scenarios and questions to promote thinking about professional situations and give students a glimpse into the everyday contemporary classroom environment.

• The program is intented to provide students with a strong understanding of wellness concepts, equipping them to implement healthful practices and teach young children ways to contribute to their own wellness. Skills emerge as students gain insight into the basic approaches used to enhance children's well being:

	Partner with cildren and families andwith nutrition, health and safety professionals to promote wellness in young children
	Implement and model appropriate wellness practices
	Recognize the important contributions of nutrition, health, and safety to children's learning and overall well-being

• Each program is 12-36 weeks in length, the courses are offered in pairs, or "blocks," designed to complement each other. In these programs, emphasis alternates 2 day courses or online classes, reading and online discussion and a work project to reinforce the practices and principles learned in the courses.

• HS University offers the following credential/license programs to enrolled students.

	Nutritional Services Administrator Credential
	Nutritional Services Supervisor Credential
	Nutritional Services Management License

• Application Deadline

   

  The deadline for Fall #1 session is September.  Classes begins every 6 weeks.

• Why do I need a credential/license?
• Being a credential/license Nutritional Service professional makes all the difference.  Nutrition workers who want recognition for their professional achievement and who want to unlock new career paths come to HS University for their credentials.

• What is an Nutritional Services credential/license?
• Obtaining a Nutritional Services credential/license is the next progression in a Head Start Nutrtition Manager professional career.  Beyond the educational degree, a professional credential/license denotes professional commitment and achievement and represents a "plus" feature of certifying knowledge and experience that meets or exceeds excellence in fiscal services at the national level.  Professional fiscal service workers agree to a critical review process that includes evaluation of the candidate's educational preparation, practice experience and peer review of observable skills and abilities.
• Why obtain a credential/license?
• Having a Nutritional Services Credential/License means you:

1. --Become a part of the most widely recognized work organization in the nation

1. --Are recognized as having in-depth knowledge, proven work experience, leadership capacity, competence and dedication to the nutrtion work profession
2. --Agree to a critical review process that strives to measure adherence to a Code of Ethics, Standards of Continuing Education and in-depth practicum in the area of nutrition service specialized management practices
3. --Help Head Start programs develop a high quality, leadership skills within their program and develop systems and methodologies to ensure excellence in service.