Supporting Breastfeeding in Child Care (ONL)

This course is designed to provide child care and education professionals with an overview of the state regulation, guidelines, and resources to support the practice of breastfeeding and provide related resources for families within a child care program.  Topics include: benefits of breastfeeding, normalizing breastfeeding, breastfeeding friendly child care policy, environment and practices, and supportive information and resources.  This course meets the Maryland State Department of Education/ Office of Child Care approved training program for child care professionals, contributing to certification and/or personnel qualification status.