The standards and guidance, which includes menus and recipes that meet the childcare regulations for food and drink, are designed to help nurseries and childminders encourage children to try new foods and instil good eating habits.
The move forms part of wider efforts by the Welsh Government to support healthy eating in the early years and to ensure children start school at a healthy weight.
The Child Measurement Programme for 2017 found that in Wales around a quarter of children aged four to five were overweight or obese.
The guidance sets out the latest evidence-based food standards and how settings can implement them in practice, covering breakfast, snack, lunch and tea with recipes for spring/summer and autumn/winter.
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