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Welcome to the Head Start Farm to ECE Overview and Resource Guide
organized by
Association of State Public Health Nutritionists (ASPHN) and Nemours Children's Health
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Farm to Early Care and Education (ECE) is an evidence-based program, offering young children increased exposure and access to local produce, opportunities to learn about nutrition and agriculture, and hands-on learning through gardening. Farm to ECE is not a one-size-fits-all approach. It's a strategy easily adapted to varied ECE settings, geographic locations, ages, and abilities of children. The core elements of Farm to ECE, increasing access to local foods, gardening, and food-based education, can be implemented in different ways depending on the needs and resources of each ECE program.

This guide was created to support Head Start (HS) staff interested in Farm to ECE programming. Listed resources can help HS staff find Farm to ECE ideas, gather inspiration, or accelerate efforts to improve young children's health and wellness.

The guide is best viewed at 75%. The resources are categorized into Farm to ECE content areas. We have selected the best Farm to ECE resources for HS, with key resources for each HS staff position separated out by tab.

Explore the full HS Farm to ECE Overview and Resource Guide or find your staff area and look at the select resources under that tab.

Want more Farm to ECE support?
ASPHN and Nemours Children's have been funded by CDC for several years to help states build and expand Farm to ECE. Explore the ASPHN Farm to ECE Resource Catalog.
Have your Farm to ECE questions answered.
Sign up for ASPHN's Farm to ECE newsletters.
Explore Nemours Children's Health Healthy Kids, Healthy Future Technical Assistance Program.
Explore USDA's Farm to CACFP site for additional background and resources.






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Acknowledgements: ASPHN and Nemours Children's Health's work on this resource guide was supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) of the United States (U.S.) Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of cooperative agreement number NU38PW000047-01-01 (total of $2,525,000). This library was 100% supported by this cooperative agreement which is funded by the Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity (DNPAO)/ National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP)/CDC/HHS. The contents of this library are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement by, DNPAO/NCCDPHP/CDC/HHS, or the U.S. government.
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