This research paper explores the literature regarding the importance of early childhood education and then examines how incorporating experiences with healthy eating and activity habits into the early childhood curriculum could be beneficial to instilling healthy lifestyle habits. Research suggests that the increased demand for child care programs is not solely based on parents' financial need to work, but also on an increased awareness of the psychological developmental benefits of early childhood education on the young brain. With this in mind, the research reviews ways in which early childhood education state standards have implemented healthy habits and, in particular, focuses on the practices of a well-regarded Child Care Center on a liberal arts college campus in Colorado, thereby contextualizing the literature to further understand early childhood education theories in practice.