{"id":1551,"date":"2021-04-05T09:19:04","date_gmt":"2021-04-05T16:19:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oregonfarmtoschool.org\/?page_id=1551"},"modified":"2023-11-28T17:59:07","modified_gmt":"2023-11-29T01:59:07","slug":"early-careeducation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/oregonfarmtoschool.org\/resources\/resources-for-educators\/early-careeducation\/","title":{"rendered":"Early Care+Education"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2>\n\t\tEarly Care + Education\n\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/oregonfarmtoschool.org\/resources\/resources-for-educators\/curriculum\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCurriculum<br \/>for Educators\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/oregonfarmtoschool.org\/resources\/resources-for-educators\/startingsustaining-a-school-garden\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStarting + Sustaining<br \/>a School Garden\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/oregonfarmtoschool.org\/resources\/resources-for-educators\/funding-opportunities\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFunding<br \/>Opportunities\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/oregonfarmtoschool.org\/resources\/resources-for-educators\/cultural-literacyinclusion\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCultural<br \/>Literacy + Inclusion\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/oregonfarmtoschool.org\/resources\/resources-for-educators\/trainingprofessional-development\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTraining + Professional<br \/>Development\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/oregonfarmtoschool.org\/resources\/resources-for-educators\/early-careeducation\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEarly Care +<br \/>Education\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/oregonfarmtoschool.org\/resources\/resources-for-educators\/program-evaluation\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tProgram<br \/>Evaluation\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n<p><strong>Farm to Early Care and Education (ECE)<\/strong> works to connect early childhood education settings to local food producers so that they can serve culturally relevant and locally produced foods to young children (ages 0-5), while providing related experiential education, opportunities for family engagement, and improving child nutrition. Farm to ECE is part of the broader farm to school movement in Oregon and across the U.S.<\/p>\n\t<p><strong>In these Oregon-specific guides created by Ecotrust you will find tools &amp; resources for early care and education providers, specialists, and support organizations to increase local food procurement, gardens, and nutrition education in early childhood settings<\/strong><\/p>\n\t<p><strong>Spanish version coming soon!<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/oregonfarmtoschool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/FEC_report_r4.pdf\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t<h4>Growing with Farm to Early Care &#038; Education in Oregon (English)<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/oregonfarmtoschool.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2021-08-18-at-1.21.50-PM.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2021-08-18 at 1.21.50 PM\" \/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canr.msu.edu\/resources\/everything-in-good-season-growing-farm-to-early-care-education\">Everything in Good Season: Growing Farm to Early Care and Education<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>This resource\u00a0from<em>\u00a0<\/em>Michigan State University&#8217;s Center for Regional Food Systems<em>\u00a0<\/em>is a\u00a0farm to early care and education\u00a0(ECE)\u00a0guide\u00a0geared toward home-based childcare settings.\u00a0It brings together insights from ECE providers\u00a0to share\u00a0sourcing tips, seasonal recipes\u00a0highlighting the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP),\u00a0and engaging activities.\u00a0This free resource\u00a0is specific to the needs of smaller groups of children in a home setting\u00a0but can also\u00a0be used as\u00a0inspiration for\u00a0groups of any size.\u00a0Within this guide, homecare providers will find engaging activities like Bean Plant Dress Up and Worm Delight, along with kid-friendly recipes, such as gingered carrots. Guidance is also provided on how to incorporate gardening into early care and education settings during each season.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nationalfarmtoschoolnetwork.cmail20.com\/t\/j-l-ejjdlyd-iykilrjjul-yd\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/nationalfarmtoschoolnetwork.cmail20.com\/t\/j-l-ejjdlyd-iykilrjjul-yd\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1682032177829000&amp;usg=AOvVaw37sAnEam9x9VwQtlNQPn67\">Access the education guide here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Early Care + Education Curriculumfor Educators Starting + Sustaininga School Garden FundingOpportunities CulturalLiteracy + Inclusion Training + ProfessionalDevelopment Early Care +Education ProgramEvaluation Farm to Early Care and Education (ECE) works&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":1314,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/oregonfarmtoschool.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1551"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/oregonfarmtoschool.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/oregonfarmtoschool.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oregonfarmtoschool.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oregonfarmtoschool.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1551"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/oregonfarmtoschool.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1551\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2879,"href":"https:\/\/oregonfarmtoschool.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1551\/revisions\/2879"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oregonfarmtoschool.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1314"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/oregonfarmtoschool.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1551"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}