Nursery World - Nurseries to get specialist diet advice

A specialist dietitian has been appointed to give training and guidance to private and voluntary nurseries as part of a new multi-agency childhood obesity strategy developed by South Tyneside PCT. Tracey Lindsay will visit settings and advise on developing a healthy eating policy, offer training on healthy eating for nought to five-year-olds, assess menus, and put together action plans on improving provision.

Tracey Lindsay will visit settings and advise on developing a healthy eating policy, offer training on healthy eating for nought to five-year-olds, assess menus, and put together action plans on improving provision.

Ms Lindsay said, 'A lot of daycare providers don't currently have a nutrition or healthy eating policy. As part of the project we are providing a draft policy for staff to customise to their own needs.'

Action plans will include a list of objectives and timescales, a combination of Ms Lindsay's recommendations and what staff feel is realistic and achievable. By March 2008, Ms Lindsay will have worked with 87 settings including children's centres, pre-schools, toddler groups, private nurseries and creches. She also hopes to work with childminders.

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