A series of new online courses has been developed by the Children’s Food Trust, which aim to help early years professionals provide healthy food.

The courses, launched last week on the Trust’s online training hub, the Learning Network, have been designed to support the EYFS and are endorsed by the Council for Awards in Care, Health and Education (CACHE).

The course topics are:

providing a healthy diet for young children;
meeting the food and drink guidelines for early years settings, and;
encouraging young children in your care to eat well.
Issues covered in the courses include fussy eating, behaviour and best practice at meal times. Read full article…