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AREAS OF FOCUS

Child Nutrition

Developing healthy eating habits and creating healthy environments for young children impacts their relationship with food for the rest of their lives. Eating a variety of nutritious foods helps children grow and develop.

4 AREAS OF FOCUS

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Overview

Healthy Habits

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Bring Healthy Kids, Healthy Future Training to Your Program!
Oct 16
Physical Activity, Virtual Training, Training Series, Breastfeeding, Child Nutrition, Yogapalooza, Farm to ECE
Bring Healthy Kids, Healthy Future Training to Your Program!
Physical Activity, Virtual Training, Training Series, Breastfeeding, Child Nutrition, Yogapalooza, Farm to ECE

Plan Ahead: Request Your 2026 HKHF Training

The Healthy Kids, Healthy Future team is now scheduling trainings for the 2026 calendar year! We offer engaging sessions for child care centers, home based programs, and home provider associations—perfect for in-service days, professional development days, or a time that works best for your team. Depending on the training, sessions can be offered in-person or virtually.

Physical Activity, Virtual Training, Training Series, Breastfeeding, Child Nutrition, Yogapalooza, Farm to ECE
The Alabama Foods from A to Z Toolkit: Bringing Nutrition Education into Early Childhood Classrooms
Dec 4
Farm to ECE, Virtual Training, Child Nutrition
The Alabama Foods from A to Z Toolkit: Bringing Nutrition Education into Early Childhood Classrooms
Farm to ECE, Virtual Training, Child Nutrition

In this training, participants will learn how to bring gardening experiences, food & farm education, and local food purchasing into early childhood classrooms using the Alabama Foods from A to Z Toolkit.

Farm to ECE, Virtual Training, Child Nutrition