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Good Food, Great Kids: Making Practice and Policy Work for Farm to Early Childcare & Education

Report
By: National Farm to School Network, pfc Social Impact Advisors, and the BUILD Initiative June 22, 2017
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This policy research report highlights some of the most pressing challenges faced by farm to ECE programs, such as limited funding at the national and state levels to support these activities. It also highlights needs to have the space and resources to think more intentionally about equity, family engagement, the impact of policy realities on care providers, the need for bridge-building across sectors, and the need for more research about the impact of farm to ECE on child outcomes.

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