Frequently Asked Questions

  • It’s easy to use
  • It engages educators, cooks and parents
  • It works – children have more opportunities to be active and eat healthy
  • It’s fun – educators tell us they really enjoy the training and resources

All interested childcare centres/homes, prekindergarten classes, Head Start programs and family resource centres are invited to use Healthy Start.

  • Healthy Start training is available online, and in-person training workshops are delivered in Saskatchewan and New Brunswick
  • Click here to get started by booking a Healthy Start training

This training is for Saskatchewan and New-Brunswick residents.  We aim to include the full team of staff, parents, and others who influence the children. A Healthy Start training workshop likes to include:

  • Childcare directors and home childcare providers: come see what Healthy Start is all about and what this program will look like in your centre/home.
  • Educators and teachers: no matter your target age group, we have information that can be useful to you.
  • Cooks: Healthy Start provides simple and tasty ideas for healthy menus that children will love!
  • Parent board members: you play an important role in supporting your centre’s commitment to the Healthy Start program, such as by including physical activity and healthy eating in childcare centre policy.
  • Community Support: We encourage key individuals in your community, like public health nutritionists, recreation therapists, or school nutrition workers to attend. Anyone that can support health and wellness in your centre or school is welcome!

Healthy Start Online is a 6-hour accredited course in early childhood education, offered through the University of Moncton. By completing the course participants can receive continuing education credits that can be applied to an Early Childhood Education Certification. In addition, practitioners can take short booster webinars for supplemental learning. All courses provide a certificate of participation upon completion.

For more information on Healthy Start Online, or to sign up for the course or webinars please refer to the Get Trained section.

Depending on your situation there may be a cost for in-person training.

The cost is $50 (plus tax) per person to register for Healthy Start Online.

Healthy Start resources are available to download free of charge on the Resources page of this website.

Healthy Start for Active Kids is a joint training program developed in New Brunswick. It combines the “best of” Healthy Start and the New Brunswick Active Kids program. The program provides toolkits and training workshops designed to meet the needs of parents, caregivers and other adults that want to enhance the physical activity and healthy eating experiences of young children aged 0-5 years.

Healthy Start for Active Kids training is available through the New Brunswick Family Resource Centers (NBFRC). Regional training workshops are open to early learning and childcare practitioners, as well as individuals and organizations that work with children and families in New Brunswick.

For more information or to request a training opportunity:

Jacqueline Gaudet
Physical Literacy Development Coordinator 

Physical Literacy New Brunswick
Recreation New Brunswick
70 Melissa Street, Fredericton (NB)
E3A 6W1

[email protected]
(506) 459-1929 - Ext. 3

BE ACTIVE

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