Nursery World - Paying for health

The School Fruit and Vegetable Scheme is part of the Five a Day programme to increase fruit and vegetable consumption. Under the scheme, all four- to six-year-old children in local authority-maintained infant, primary and special schools will be entitled to a free piece of fruit or vegetable each school day. In September, carrots and tomatoes were added to apples, pears, bananas and easy-peel citrus.

Under the scheme, all four- to six-year-old children in local authority-maintained infant, primary and special schools will be entitled to a free piece of fruit or vegetable each school day. In September, carrots and tomatoes were added to apples, pears, bananas and easy-peel citrus.

I understand that there is also provision within my local education authority to extend this scheme to four-year-olds in nurseries and pre-school settings who are affiliated to mainstream schools.

My setting, like many others, already provides fruit and vegetables to encourage healthy eating, but there is no provision in place at present to assist such settings as this with free fruit and vegetables.

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