Nursery World - Ofsted should inspect nursery food, says All Party group

Ofsted should regularly inspect food and nutrition in early years settings, a parliamentary group has said.

'Food in School and the Teaching of Food’, suggests Ofsted inspect food and nutrition in nurseries at regular intervals in a bid to reduce childhood obesity and promote health. The inspection process would be carried out by registered public health nutritionists or dieticians.

Written by the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on A Fit and Healthy Childhood, the report argues that the Government has a 'significant opportunity' to help schools and families to give their children a better start in life 'to the economic and social benefit of the entire community'.

The authors of the report include academics, nutrition experts and food manufacturers and suppliers including Quorn Foods Ltd and Brakes.

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