The guidelines are being developed by the School Food Trust, which has also launched a new scheme to offer training to nurseries and children’s centres on how to run cooking sessions for families.
Funded by the Department for Education, the ‘Eat Better, Start Better’ project starts in five local authority areas in November.
Letters have been sent out to local authorities to invite them to take part in the cooking scheme.
A second phase of the project will start next year.
The voluntary guidelines will also be trialled with providers in a range of settings in the five areas.
Following recommendations by the Advisory Panel on Food and Nutrition in the Early Years and the Tickell review of the EYFS, the School Food Trust has been asked by the Government to draw up national, voluntary guidelines for nutrition in early years settings.
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