2022-2023 Springboard Opportunities Offered by CDC and Nemours Children’s Health for States to Advance Early Care and Education Work What is the Healthy Kids, Healthy Future: Technical Assistance Program (HKHF TAP)? HKHF TAP is a cooperative agreement between CDC and Nemours Children’s that provides support to improve healthy eating and physical activity best practices in… Continue Reading 2022-2023 TAP Springboard Opportunities
With support from the Healthy Kids, Healthy Future Technical Assistance Program (HKHF TAP), Child Care Aware of Kansas (CCAKS) and the Kansas Breastfeeding Coalition (KBC) developed the Breastfeeding Friendly Child Care Toolkit in 2020 to promote breastfeeding and support Early Care and Education (ECE) programs to facilitate this healthy practice for mothers and babies. The… Continue Reading Promoting Healthy Practices in ECE through Breastfeeding Support in Kansas
With support from the Healthy Kids, Healthy Future Technical Assistance Program (HKHF TAP), the Iowa Department of Education and state partners found an innovative way to increase participation in the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) to provide nutritious meals to eligible children and improve child care quality. Learn More »
Nemours Children’s Health and Healthy Eating Research at Duke University are pleased to announce a new webinar series, “Healthy Kids, Healthy Future: Advancing Equity in Early Childhood.” Through four webinars, this series will explore how to leverage early care and education settings to achieve equitable health outcomes by highlighting opportunities and advances in: Policy Research… Continue Reading Webinar Series: Advancing Equity in Early Childhood
Supporting Outdoor Learning Environments for South Carolina’s Youngest Residents With support from the Healthy Kids, Healthy Future Technical Assistance Program (HKHF TAP), the Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity Prevention at the South Carolina Department of Health and Environment Control (DHEC) offered high-quality training opportunities to increase early childhood professional’s understanding of the importance… Continue Reading Supporting Outdoor Learning Environments
Transforming Nutrition and Physical Activity Practices in Georgia Childcare Sites With support from the Healthy Kids, Healthy Future Technical Assistance Program (HKHF TAP), HealthMPowers, a nonprofit organization that promotes healthy habits to build a better future for all children, partnered with 40 Georgia ECE sites to transform their nutrition and physical activity practices, policies, and… Continue Reading Strong from the Start
Early Head Start (EHS) Palm Plaza in Kissimmee, Florida developed a Let’s Move! Family Fun Day for children, families and staff to promote physical activity. There were physical activities for children and adults of all ages. The day provided a model of how simple items and a few minutes a day can mean the world to each child. Continue Reading Family Fun Day at Early Head Start in Florida
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services’ Division of Public Health (DPH) launched its first Breastfeeding-Friendly Child Care Designations, awarding distinctions to eight child care facilities for implementing steps from The Ten Steps to Breastfeeding-Friendly Child Care. Continue Reading North Carolina’s 10 Steps to Support Breastfeeding
250 years ago the Hawaiian Islands were completely self-sufficient. The food children ate was from the ‘āina of Hawai’i, literally translated as “the land which provides or feeds us.” Today Hawaii’s modern import culture has taken a toll on young children, especially Pacific islanders who have higher obesity rates than the nationwide average. Guided by… Continue Reading Farm to Keiki
Luz Padilla, owner of Children’s Learning Paradise in Virginia Beach, had a desire to make changes in her childcare program. Because of her participation in the National Early Care and Education Collaborative (ECELC) project trainings, she began to come up with new ways to enhance the program. She acknowledged that the first step was to… Continue Reading ECELC Training Helps Enhance Program