Our Better Nursery Food Now - Better regulation for the food
served to children in all early years settings; - Better
inspection to make sure nurseries stick to these rules; - Better
training in early years nutrition and cookery for nursery care
and catering staff; and - Accountability from one Government
Department for nursery food, to provide better nursery food,
now. Young children are especially vulnerable to the long-term
effects of poor diet and nutrition. Almost one in four children
are overweight or obese by the time they start school, meaning
they are more likely to develop serious health problems like
heart disease or diabetes later in life. Over 600,000 children
in England and Wales go to nursery for up to ten hours a day. In
many cases, nurseries are providing the majority of their daily
food during the working week. These children deserve the same
healthy nutritious food that is served in schools. Help us
enable this change by supporting our campaign today. Our
campaign wants to see: Mandatory st