Nursery World - Nutrition advice for pre-schools

Pre-school education centres are to be given new guidelines on nutrition as part of a scheme to reduce child obesity in Scotland. Announcing the plans on a visit last week to the Rainbow Family Centre in Port Glasgow, first minister Jack McConnell said, 'By the end of the year every primary school should have new standards for school food in place. We will also have similar guidelines for pre-school education centres, because if we are to teach our children good eating habits that will stay with them for the rest of their life, we must start early.'

Announcing the plans on a visit last week to the Rainbow Family Centre in Port Glasgow, first minister Jack McConnell said, 'By the end of the year every primary school should have new standards for school food in place. We will also have similar guidelines for pre-school education centres, because if we are to teach our children good eating habits that will stay with them for the rest of their life, we must start early.'

The Scottish Executive said it had already introduced free fruit programmes for all Primary One and Two children.

Other parts of the scheme include a 600-strong Active Schools Staff network, with 24m funding to develop new ways of getting children to take part in regular exercise, including activity such as dance, rather than just sport.

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