Resources
NAQ Nutrition’s Food Foundations Program for ECEC settings
As educators and specialists in the early years industry, you play an invaluable role to our children’s futures. Health and nutrition play an integral part of every child’s life. Ensuring...
Policy Brief 2 – A case for mapping Food Provision across jurisdictions and ECEC services and settings: How one tick box can build and support the bigger picture in early childhood health and education development
Policy Brief 2 Over 900,000 children up to school-age attend ECEC services,1 meaning that these children could be accessing of their daily dietary intake whilst at an ECEC service. ECEC services...
Increasing Food Expenditure in Long Day-Care by an Extra $0.50 Per Child/Day Would Improve Core Food Group Provision
Early childhood education and care services are a significant feature of Australian family life, where nearly 1.4 million children attended a service in 2019. This paper reports on the cost of...
Childcare Food Provision Recommendations Vary across Australia: Jurisdictional Comparison and Nutrition Expert Perspectives
Early childhood is a critical stage for nutrition promotion, and childcare settings have the potential for wide-reaching impact on food intake. There are currently no Australian national...