A community based cross-sectional study was carried out in Tehuledere woreda Kebeles 01rnand 026 to assess food safety knowledge attitude and practice (KAP), households foodrninsecurity access scale (HFIAS) and nutritional status of household members with emphasisrnon young children (6-24 months). A total of 245 mother-child pairs were selected randomlyrnfrom the two kebeles. Households food insecurity access scale (HFIAS) HFIAS was used tornassess food security status of households, household food safety KAP were assessed withrnregards to food handling, personal hygiene and water & sanitation, nutritional KAP werernused to assess child feeding practices. Data were collected by using structuredrnquestionnaires and anthropometric indices were used to determine the nutritional status ofrnunder-two children. The data was entered and analyzed using Statistical Package for SocialrnSciences (SPSS v22) and children Weight and height was used to calculate weight-for-age,rnweight-for-height and height-for-age by using Emergency Nutritional Assessment (ENA forrnSMART 2011) in the scale of WHO standards 2006. Results were presented using descriptivernstatistics. Chi-square was used to test differences among categorical variables. Respondents,rnin general, showed low knowledge and poor practice in food handling, personal hygiene andrnwater sanitation. Study households were either food secure (17.9%), or mildly food insecurern(54.4%) or moderately food insecure (27.8%). The findings also showed that 9.1% andrn16.1% of under-two children were stunted in Kebeles 01 and 026, respectively, similar levelsrnof wasting were observed in both kebeles (6%). There were more under-weight children inrnKebele 01 (6.1%) than in Kebele 026 (2.6%). Mid Upper Arm Circumference (MUAC)rnmeasurements showed that 20.3% and 15% of the children in Kebele 01 and 026, respectivelyrnwere chronic energy deficiency. There is a significant association between child dietaryrndiversity and stunting (p