Asked by: Baroness Goudie (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to undertake a review into levels of childhood obesity and the role that the promotion of meals, snacks and drinks in early years settings can play in combatting this trend.
Answered by Lord Markham - Shadow Minister (Science, Innovation and Technology)
The Early Years Foundation Stage Statutory Framework (EYFS) sets the standards that all early years providers must meet, for the learning, development, and care of children from birth to five years old. The EYFS requires that where children are provided with meals, snacks, and drinks, they must be healthy, balanced, and nutritious. The EYFS also refers to example menus and guidance, which support parents, carers, and anyone working with children, to provide healthy food options. The Department for Education has also very recently published a range of tools and advice to support childminders, nursery leaders, and pre-school practitioners to improve the food offered in early years settings on the Help for early years providers platform.
Jul. 18 2011
Source Page: Supporting Families in the Foundation Years. 89 p.Found: Supporting Families in the Foundation Years. 89 p.
Mar. 20 2009
Source Page: Healthy lives, brighter futures: the strategy for children and young people's health. 114 p.Found: Healthy lives, brighter futures: the strategy for children and young people's health. 114 p.
Jun. 10 2008
Source Page: The Child Health Promotion Programme: pregnancy and the first five years of life. 80 p.Found: The Child Health Promotion Programme: pregnancy and the first five years of life. 80 p.
Found: years healthy development review report ’.
Found: years healthy development review report ’.
Jul. 30 2024
Source Page: Maternal and child nutritionFound: review R 20 and their expertise to make a recommendation for the early years settings to prioritise
Jul. 30 2024
Source Page: Maternal and child nutritionFound: September 2023: This scope was am ended to add a new review question (2.2b) about healthy lifestyle
Jan. 23 2008
Source Page: Healthy weight, healthy lives: a cross-government strategy for England. 56 p.Found: Healthy weight, healthy lives: a cross-government strategy for England. 56 p.
Jul. 30 2024
Source Page: Maternal and child nutritionFound: 5 years of this review. 20 Healthy eating and drinking in children 12 months to 5 years 21 The committee