Breastfeeding Education and Professional Development
Empower staff and families through education to make healthier choices for the children in their care.
The best practice (per GO NAPSACC) and the related resources in this section focus on training staff in age-appropriate infant feeding practices and in how to promote and support families’ breastfeeding activities. In turn, families’ understanding of breastfeeding options can help to ensure breastfeeding is efficiently and safely implemented and child care programs.
Best Practice
Select each GO NAPSACC best practice goal below to find related resources:
"Teachers and staff receive professional development on promoting and supporting breastfeeding 2 times per year or more."
Go Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-Assessment for Child Care (NAPSACC) Bilingual Self-Assessments
Summary: Free for providers. Contacting a consultant and completing the online version of the appropriate assessment opens a suite of planning, learning, professional development, and implementation tools to understand further what the best practices are and how to make them happen in your child care.
Source: Go Nutritional and Physical Activity Self-Assessment for Child Care (Go NAPSACC)
Healthy Kids, Healthy Future
Summary: Click on the Support Breastfeeding Circle to get information about how to support breast feeding in a day care setting as well as tips for setting up a breastfeeding area. Use the menu to the left to find more activities and resources.
Source: The Nemours Foundation
Michigan Breastfeeding Network (MIBFN) Child Care training videos
Summary: Click on “Child Care” in the left-hand menu to find free training videos for child care professionals on breast feeding practice.
Source: Michigan Breastfeeding Network
MiRegistry Course Catalog
Summary: By entering “breastfeeding” or “infant feeding” in the “Course Title, Competency, or Qualification” search box, professional development classes related to supporting breastfeeding and feeding infants will appear. Click on “View Course Detail” for each class to read more.
Source: MiRegistry
Breast Milk Storage and Preparation
Summary: Includes safe preparation and storage techniques for nursing mothers and caretakers of breastfed infants and children. This will help mothers maintain the high quality of expressed breast milk and the health of the baby. Also available in Spanish.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Safe Food = Healthy Kids
Summary: An interactive food safety workshop for childcare providers delivered by MSU Extension educators. Topics include cleaning and sanitizing, cooking and storing food as well as common allergens and personal hygiene. Use the “Events” tab to register for the free, MI-Registry approved course.
Source: Michigan State University Extension
Storage, Handling, and Preparation of Breast Milk in Early Care and Education (ECE) Programs
Summary: Simple tip sheet storing, handling, preparing, and disposing breastmilk.
Source: Center for Disease Control
Supporting Breastfeeding Families in Early Care and Education (ECE) Programs
Summary: Simple tip sheet for handling and storing breastmilk and how to support breastfeeding moms.
Source: Center for Disease Control
Ten Steps to Breastfeeding Friendly Child Care Centers Resource Kit
Summary: A resource kit to promote breastfeeding in child care centers in 10 simple steps.
Source: Wisconsin Department of Health and Human Services
"Professional development on promoting and supporting breastfeeding covers a variety of topics related to the benefits of breastfeeding, working with expressed breast milk, and ways to support breastfeeding mothers."
Go Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-Assessment for Child Care (NAPSACC) Bilingual Self-Assessments
Summary: Free for providers. Contacting a consultant and completing the online version of the appropriate assessment opens a suite of planning, learning, professional development, and implementation tools to understand further what the best practices are and how to make them happen in your child care.
Source: Go Nutritional and Physical Activity Self-Assessment for Child Care (Go NAPSACC)
Healthy Kids, Healthy Future
Summary: Click on the Support Breastfeeding Circle to get information about how to support breast feeding in a day care setting as well as tips for setting up a breastfeeding area. Use the menu to the left to find more activities and resources.
Source: The Nemours Foundation
Michigan Breastfeeding Network (MIBFN) Child Care training videos
Summary: Click on “Child Care” in the left-hand menu to find free training videos for child care professionals on breast feeding practice.
Source: Michigan Breastfeeding Network
MiRegistry Course Catalog
Summary: By entering “breastfeeding” or “infant feeding” in the “Course Title, Competency, or Qualification” search box, professional development classes related to supporting breastfeeding and feeding infants will appear. Click on “View Course Detail” for each class to read more.
Source: MiRegistry
Breast Milk Storage and Preparation
Summary: Includes safe preparation and storage techniques for nursing mothers and caretakers of breastfed infants and children. This will help mothers maintain the high quality of expressed breast milk and the health of the baby. Also available in Spanish.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Safe Food = Healthy Kids
Summary: An interactive food safety workshop for childcare providers delivered by MSU Extension educators. Topics include cleaning and sanitizing, cooking and storing food as well as common allergens and personal hygiene. Use the “Events” tab to register for the free, MI-Registry approved course.
Source: Michigan State University Extension
Storage, Handling, and Preparation of Breast Milk in Early Care and Education (ECE) Programs
Summary: Simple tip sheet storing, handling, preparing, and disposing breastmilk.
Source: Center for Disease Control
Supporting Breastfeeding Families in Early Care and Education (ECE) Programs
Summary: Simple tip sheet for handling and storing breastmilk and how to support breastfeeding moms.
Source: Center for Disease Control
Ten Steps to Breastfeeding Friendly Child Care Centers Resource Kit
Summary: A resource kit to promote breastfeeding in child care centers in 10 simple steps.
"Enrolled expectant families and families with infants are offered educational materials on breastfeeding upon request and at 1 set time during the year, and prospective families are informed of the program’s breastfeeding policies and practices."
Go Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-Assessment for Child Care (NAPSACC) Bilingual Self-Assessments
Summary: Free for providers. Contacting a consultant and completing the online version of the appropriate assessment opens a suite of planning, learning, professional development, and implementation tools to understand further what the best practices are and how to make them happen in your child care.
Source: Go Nutritional and Physical Activity Self-Assessment for Child Care (Go NAPSACC)
Healthy Kids, Healthy Future
Summary: Click on the Support Breastfeeding Circle to get information about how to support breast feeding in a day care setting as well as tips for setting up a breastfeeding area. Use the menu to the left to find more activities and resources.
Source: The Nemours Foundation
Milestone Tracker Mobile App
Summary: Track children’s milestones from age 2 months to 5 years with this easy-to-use check list. Includes a video and flyers explaining how to use the app.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Breast Milk Storage and Preparation
Summary: Includes safe preparation and storage techniques for nursing mothers and caretakers of breastfed infants and children. This will help mothers maintain the high quality of expressed breast milk and the health of the baby. Also available in Spanish.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Storage, Handling, and Preparation of Breast Milk in Early Care and Education (ECE) Programs
Summary: Simple tip sheet storing, handling, preparing, and disposing breastmilk.
Source: Center for Disease Control
Tips for Starting your Breastfed Baby in Child Care: A Toolkit for Parents/Guardians
Summary: While developed as a resource for Colorado residents, this document is a sample of communication that can be shared with families.
Source: Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
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