[Perceptions of day care center teachers about daily practices of infant feeding: the impact of training].

: This article stresses the importance of the qualification of professionals involved in the feeding of children in daycare centers, such that they offer adequate food and programs are developed in order to foster healthy food habits in infants from birth. Thus, the scope of this paper was to evaluate the impact of a training program for these daycare teachers in their perceptions and practices in infant feeding. A qualitative approach was used to evaluate the impact of training, with the application of the focus group technique. Sixteen groups were created, eight of which were daycare centers with training and eight without training, the average number of participants being 6 to 11 per institution aged between 19 and 66. The discourse of the teachers who took part in the training program is replete with signs of small changes, or at least with the recognition that it is indeed necessary and possible to promote change. The importance of organizing and conducting training programs for the nutritional education of teachers in day care centers is emphasized, with the continuous supervision of the effects of the qualification as a strategy for infant health.