Infant feeding practices and preferences vary from family to family. While human milk offers ideal nutrition for babies, not everyone chooses or is able to breastfeed their infant. It is important for every Head Start family to feel supported in their infant feeding choice and for every baby to receive proper age-appropriate nutrition. These resources will help Head Start staff promote evidence-based feeding practices for infants and support families in nourishing their babies with human milk or formula.
Breastfeeding: Tips for Head Start Staff
This resource helps Head Start and early childhood education (ECE) managers and staff ensure policies, training, and best practices help create a program that welcomes breastfeeding.
Breastfeeding Resources
Breastfeeding has many known health benefits for infants and parents. These resources help you support families in making decisions about infant nutrition.
Feeding Infants in the Child and Adult Care Food Program
Explore this training tool to learn about Child and Adult Care Food Program requirements for programs that serve infants.
Caring for Our Children (CFOC) Standards on Nutrition for Infants
Explore these national standards for quality health and safety policies and practices related to infant nutrition for ECE settings.
Last Updated: January 31, 2025