Nursery Food

Food and nutrition are now seen as key elements of early years provision by practitioners and parents alike, and our special edition takes an in-depth look at many of the main challenges.

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Many practitioners recognise the value of food as a great ‘hands-on’ educational tool and the role they can play in encouraging children to develop healthy eating habits. But what parents and practitioners really appreciate is the benefits to be had from sitting down together to share a meal.

The supplement is full of essential information and ideas, including:

• A brand new study from Cambridge University assessing the quality of nursery food
• Ideas for activities to take children from 'seed to plate'
• Ten things you should know about sugar in young children's diets
• Schools with innovative solutions for providing free school meals
• Nurseries share tips and recipes for snack time
• Meeting the nutritional needs of two-year-olds
• The pros and cons of using outside caterers
• Profile of Snapdragons Keynsham, winner of Nursery World's Nursery Food Award
• A round-up of training courses to boost skills

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