Training
Promoting Healthy Eating in Early Years Settings
A healthy, balanced diet is critical to giving children the best possible start in life.This is the vital time in a childs life when food preferences start to be established and when children begin to become more active. Are you prepared?
The Pre-school Learning Alliance Promoting Healthy Eating training course has been developed to promote healthy eating and nutritional best practice in early years settings. As institutions that play an important and central role in the education and development of children under five, all settings are also responsible for the meals, snacks and drinks provided to young children whilst in their care.
This training, which is the first of its kind in the country, aims to bridge the gap in good nutritional guidance, resources and support that currently exists.
The course is ideal for staff and volunteers responsible for, or involved in, the planning and preparation of food and drinks for children attending their setting.
The one-day interactive workshop has been specially designed in partnership with the British Nutrition Foundation to be relevant, fun and practical to the needs of early years workers.
You will cover:
- Healthy eating principles for children under five
- The food groups necessary for a healthy balanced diet
- How to apply healthy eating principles to the planning and preparation of meals, snacks and drinks
- How to make a healthy lunch, based on current healthy eating guidelines
- How to plan a menu for a day or week, when taking into consideration the vast number of food allergies occurring in young children
- The challenges and practicalities of providing healthy balanced meals and promoting healthy eating in early years settings
- Tips and strategies to make healthy eating fun for children.
Feedback from past participants
Long overdue. Really enjoyable. Very useful resources provided to take away.
I have learnt a lot! Brilliant day, very well organised and planned.
Very enjoyable and informative.
Fantastic. Really good to have hands-on activities.
Excellent day - fun and enjoyable way of learning
Contact us for more information
T. 020 7697 2595
F. 020 7700 0319
E. Information Service Team