More than 70 staff from 45 nurseries in Liverpool, including PVI settings, took part in the pilot Food and Nutrition in Early Years course at John Moores University.
The 30-hour course was funded by Liverpool First for Health and Wellbeing Partnership and developed by the local charity Heart of Mersey and HM Partnerships, following a survey that found many nurseries lack the knowledge to provide healthy meals for children in line with the Caroline Walker Trust guidelines.
The survey's findings contributed to the evidence in the nursery food review, which is calling for training for all early years workers (see News, page 4).
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