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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.
Tiny Chefs, Big Feelings & Healthy Bodies: Cooking, Nutrition Education, and Family Connection
Presented as a collaborative partnership between the Alabama Partnership for Children’s Help Me Grow and Alabama Healthy Kids, Healthy Future programs, this session highlights how nutrition education and responsive caregiving work together to support the whole child and family.
Building Positive Mealtimes in Early Learning Settings: A Proactive Approach with Dr. Yev Veverka
Featuring special guest Dr. Yev Veverka, this webinar introduces a proactive, developmentally informed approach to supporting mealtimes in early childhood classrooms. Participants will learn strategies that can help promote safety, autonomy, and positive engagement with food before challenges escalate.
Healthy Futures: Infant Feeding, Breastfeeding Support, and the Role of Early Care Providers
The Alabama Healthy Kids, Healthy Future team will be presenting this training session at the 2026 Infant Toddler Specialist Network Conference in Tuscaloosa, AL.
Alabama Breastfeeding Friendly Child Care Training
This virtual training helps early care and education providers create environments that support breastfeeding families. Participants learn practical strategies to make their program more welcoming, such as setting up comfortable spaces for feeding, safely handling and storing breast milk, and building policies that encourage breastfeeding support.
Creating a Breastfeeding Friendly Child Care Program
Creating a Breastfeeding Friendly Child Care Program
What is a breastfeeding friendly child care program, and why is breastfeeding so important? Join us to learn more! We will share about why child care programs should support breastfeeding families and how that support helps moms to meet their nursing goals. Participants will also have the opportunity to learn about the Alabama Breastfeeding Friendly Child Care Certification program, offered by the Alabama Healthy Kids, Healthy Future program and affiliated trainers.
The Alabama Foods from A to Z Toolkit: Bringing Nutrition Education into Early Childhood Classrooms
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.
The Alabama Foods from A to Z Toolkit: Bringing Nutrition Education into Early Childhood Classrooms
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.
The Alabama Foods from A to Z Toolkit: Bringing Nutrition Education into Early Childhood Classrooms
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.
The Alabama Foods from A to Z Toolkit: Bringing Nutrition Education into Early Childhood Classrooms
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.