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AL Healthy Kids, Healthy Future provides support to early childhood educators and trainers across Alabama to make healthy changes in ECE settings. Our success stories showcase the positive impact our programs have on the lives of young children.
AL Healthy Kids, Healthy Future Success Stories
The Child Care Champions highlighted in these success stories have made a commitment to developing their skills in promoting healthy habits to the educators, children, and families they serve.
Every Minute Counts: Physical Activity Challenge Turns Momentum into Measurable Impact
Alabama Healthy Kids Healthy Future’s Physical Activity Challenge encouraged early childhood educators to implement physical activity best practices in fun and practical ways, helping to increase physical activity for young children in various ECE settings.
Growing Together: Creating and Sustaining ECE Gardens with the Virtual Gardening Training Series
Each month, Alabama Healthy Kids, Healthy Future hosts a virtual gardening training for early childhood educators across Alabama with gardening expert Bionca Lindsey.
Supporting Families Across Alabama: Breastfeeding Friendly Child Care Cohort 2025
The Alabama Healthy Kids, Healthy Future (HKHF) team recently celebrated the completion of the first Breastfeeding Friendly Child Care Certification Cohort.
From Seeds to Success: Hands -On Gardening Training Empowers ECE Providers
This interactive session not only equipped participants with tangible materials, but also sparked ideas for incorporating gardening into their daily programs, fostering hands-on learning about healthy foods from the ground up.
Farm to ECE Learning Collaboratives: Bringing Local Foods and Gardening Experiences to Alabama’s Children
Through the Farm to ECE Learning Collaboratives, early childhood educators receive the guidance and tools to build gardens, provide food and farming education, and purchase locally-grown foods in early care and education settings.