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Queensland Healthy Kids Menu
Queensland Healthy Kids Menu The Health and Wellbeing Queensland Healthy Kids Menu initiative is a healthy eating initiative designed to improve the availability and promotion of healthier food and drink options for children in Queensland non-fast-food venues. The aim...
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 children have access to nutritious and safely prepared meals will improve their...
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 food provided to children in long day-care (LDC) services and extrapolates...
Measuring food provision in Western Australian long day care (LDC) services: a weighed food record method/protocol at a service level
Background There are currently 1.3 million children utilising Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) services in Australia. Long day care (LDC), family day care and out of school hours care currently provide this service in different environments. This research...
Empirical insights into educator knowledge, confidence and intentions in promoting children’s Learning, Eating, Active Play and Sleep (LEAPS)
This published paper provides results from Queensland's LEAPS program. Cleland, Phoebe, Byrne, Rebecca, Vidgen, Helen, Irvine, Susan, Farrell, Ann, & Gallegos, Danielle (2018) Advancing Australia's agenda for young children's health and wellbeing: Empirical...
Healthy Kids – Munch & Move resources
The Munch & Move program offers a suite of practical resources for early childhood educators to use in their practice to promote healthy lifestyles to children aged 0-5 years. Please visit wwww.healthykids.nsw.gov.au to access these free resources...
An Overview of Research Opportunities to Increase the Impact of Nutrition Intervention Research in Early Childhood and Education Care Settings According to the RE-AIM Framework
Objective: To highlight opportunities for future nutrition intervention research within early childhood and education care (ECEC) settings, with a focus on generating evidence that has applicability to real-world policy and practice. Methods: An overview 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 guidelines for childcare food provision, and the comparability of existing...
#ResponsiveFeedingPractices are critical for food insecure children at increased developmental risk. B Searle et al. highlights the need for professional development to understand #FeedingPractices that encourage positive mealtime environments. https://buff.ly/3LzXU4z #ECEC educators play a critical role in children’s development. B Searle et al. identified controlling feeding practices, such as eating pressure and restriction, are commonly used, particularly in socially disadvantaged areas. https://buff.ly/3LzXU4z #ChildcareSettings offer invaluable opportunity for food socialisation and positive nutrition in children. Understanding #FeedingPractices in these settings, and the impact of social context and type of food provision, is essential. Bonnie-Ria Searle https://buff.ly/3LGXyZX
