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.

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December 10, 2015December 10, 2015

Early Childhood Alliance-Beacon Center Grows Healthier

After participating in National ECELC training, the Director of the Early Childhood Alliance-Beacon Center in Indiana decided to build a garden, which would introduce children to new fruits and vegetables and grow them.