Led by Nemours Children’s Health, Healthy Kids, Healthy Future is a national effort to promote healthy eating and physical activity in child care. We partner with national and state organizations to embed best practices in early care and education (ECE) settings and systems. Nemours develops, implements, and shares resources for ECE professionals to create healthier environments for young children. Healthy Kids, Healthy Future continues the momentum started by Let’s Move! Child Care launched in 2011 as part of Former First Lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move! initiative to prevent childhood obesity.

News & Events

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October 10, 2023

Virginia Child and Adult Care Food Program Food Bank Pilot Purchasing Project

With support from the Healthy Kids, Healthy Future Technical Assistance Program (HKHF TAP), Minus 9 to 5, the Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia and the Eastern Shore and local CACFP child care centers partnered on a food bank pilot purchasing project. Learn more >>

October 10, 2023

Growing Farm to Early Care and Education (ECE) in Maine

With support from the Healthy Kids, Healthy Future Technical Assistance Program (HKHF TAP), the Healthy Kids, Healthy Future Maine (HKHF Maine) team developed a virtual Farm to ECE pilot program to grow the Farm to ECE initiative and increase healthy eating and physical activity in Maine ECE settings. Learn more >>

October 10, 2023October 10, 2023

Let’s Get Moving Louisiana!

With support from the Healthy Kids, Healthy Future Technical Assistance Program (HKHF TAP), Louisiana administered a grant program called Let’s Be Healthy to assist child care providers across the state in improving their outdoor learning environments (OLE). Learn more >>