Table 2.

Factors influencing adoption and implementation of the Alberta Nutrition Guidelines for Children and Youth (ANGCY) in the two child-care centres

Process	Outcome
Leadership
∙Role recognition ∙Trust ∙Accountability ∙Approachable ∙Supportive ∙Feedback	∙Staff feel there is a leader in the centre and feel they have someone to turn to for direction/guidance when problems/issues arise ∙Staff trust leadership to make the best decisions for the centre ∙Provide staff with informed solutions best for all involved ∙Staff feel comfortable to approach Directors with problems/issues as they arise ∙Staff feel supported by Directors both in practice and in raising issues/ideas ∙Regular feedback provided to staff both formally (performance evaluations annually) and informally (conversations/discussions) as issues arise
Networking and knowledge brokering
∙Information seeking/sharing through social networks ∙Transferring and exchanging information	∙Information sharing both formally (staff meetings) and informally (passing conversation/discussions or informal meetings as issues arise) ∙Active networking of local, provincial, national networks where members meet to hold discussions, share knowledge/information and generate new ideas/solutions ∙Creates awareness ∙Acts as a support to the organization ∙Provides opportunities to share ideas ∙Facilitates decision making and finding solutions to problems ∙Critical to communication of the ANGCY across the child care
Organizational culture
∙Teamwork ∙Information sharing ∙Collaboration ∙Supportive environment ∙Value	∙All staff members work together to achieve best practice ∙Staff share knowledge, ideas, and collaborate with one another ∙Staff trust and feel supported by one another ∙Staff feel highly valued in the organization ∙High social capital
Health champions
∙Role in the adoption of the ANGCY	∙Enhance understanding of healthy eating and child development ∙Improve the healthy eating environment of the child care ∙Increase capacity of child care to support healthy eating environment ∙Advocate on behalf of children ∙Promote health and well-being of children