Children at Acorn Pre-School and The Mighty Oaks nursery in Bedfordshire are tucking into healthier lunch boxes, fruity snacks and milk since room lead Lyndsay Black completed online training on ‘providing a healthy food environment in early years settings’.
The Early Years Alliance, the Early Years Nutrition Partnership and EduCare launched the course in 2018. Students can complete its three modules at their own pace and must score at least 70 per cent in multiple-choice quizzes. The modules cover ‘nutrition fundamentals for children aged one to four’, ‘healthy portion sizes’ and ‘healthy packed lunches’.
Ms Black was drawn to the course having recently become physical activity and nutritional co-ordinator in her setting. ‘A lot of the children had ready-made, processed products in their lunch boxes,’ she says. ‘I noticed more and more snack things you can buy off the shelf.’ Concerned about the high salt and fat content of the food, Ms Black took the course.
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