We ensure you have the resources to provide nourishing meals and snacks
Child care providers wear many hats, including one that encompasses the roles of menu planner, food purchaser, and head chef.
We can make your nutrition decisions simpler and more cost-effective while ensuring you are serving high-quality foods that support optimum brain development and physical growth of your young students.
Our programs
Child Care Food Program
Our Child Care Food Program helps providers improve the quality of food served in child care settings by providing supplemental funding and education while demonstrating your commitment to delivering an overall high-quality early learning and care experience.
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Harvest of the Month
The Georgia ECE Harvest of the Month initiative promotes a different vegetable or fruit grown in Georgia each month. We make it easy for you to incorporate local food and food education into your classroom, menu, and family engagement efforts by providing a variety of free downloadable resources.
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Nutrition and wellness training
Our team of dietitians and nutritionists lead in-person and virtual professional development for child care providers across Georgia. Our evidence-based state-approved trainings cover a wide variety of topics including menu planning, picky eating, food allergies, physical activity and many more options.
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Wellness grants
When grants are available, we work with early care and education programs across Georgia to provide funding, technical assistance, materials, and support to create a healthy environment. Past grants have supported enhanced nutrition and physical activity practices in child care programs through provider toolkits, local food deliveries, and garden creations.
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Farm to Early Care and Education
Farm to Early Care and Education (ECE) connects children to locally grown food, hands-on nutrition and agriculture education, and gardening activities. Incorporating Farm to ECE activities into your child care program helps children develop healthy eating habits and a love for vegetables and fruits. As a leader in Georgia’s Farm to ECE movement, we love sharing our knowledge through various resources, events, and professional development opportunities so that more child care programs have the tools they need.
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“QCC offers me the necessary tools to provide good nutrition, such as training in English and Spanish, recipes for healthy meals, guidance when needed, and reimbursements, thus providing higher-quality food.”