We’re excited to share this guest blog post from one of our amazing partners at Quality Care for Children (QCC)!
By Monica Griffin MS, RD, LD
Monica Griffin is the Nutrition Early Care and Education Manager at Quality Care for Children. To learn more about Quality Care for Children, visit qualitycareforchildren.org and connect with us on social media @QCCGeorgia on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
The Georgia Early Care and Education Harvest of the Month is a collaborative campaign to promote local, seasonal fruits and vegetables in child care settings.
The initiative is led by Quality Care for Children, Georgia Organics, and the Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning.
To support the state-wide initiative, Quality Care for Children has developed a variety of resources for child care providers, including:
Cookbook featuring recipes created by Georgia child care providers
Dedicated webpage to promote each Harvest of the Month item, including classroom activity ideas, recipes, a book list, and a family newsletter available in both English and Spanish
Virtual and in-person training opportunities to help child care providers procure and prepare locally-grown foods, and to integrate gardening and food-based learning activities in the classroom
October’s Harvest of the Month item is spinach to align with Georgia Organics’ “Spinach to Win It!” campaign to get kids eating, growing and participating in Farm to ECE activities during National Farm to School Month.
Quality Care for Children’s October training calendar is focused on helping child care providers implement Farm to ECE programs:
To learn more about Georgia Organic’s Spinach to Win It! campaign, click here.
To learn more about Quality Care for Children, click here or contact Monica Griffin at Monica.Griffin@qccga.org.