Background Despite the existence of effective interventions and best‐practice guideline
recommendations for childcare services to implement evidence‐based policies, practices …

Young children's eating practices and mealtimes within early childhood education and care
have attracted considerable attention over the past 30 years, with an increasing focus on …

Children attending centre based childcare services consume as much as two thirds of their
daily dietary requirements while in care. However, such services often fail to provide foods …

Approximately 15 million children under age 6 are in childcare settings, offering childcare
providers an opportunity to influence children's dietary intake. Childcare settings vary in …

Caregivers' nutrition and physical activity knowledge is recognised as being important for
children's health and body size. Identifying knowledge gaps amongst caregivers may inform …

Child care teachers and staff are important influences on preschoolers' nutrition and
physical activity habits, and their views may be influenced by education level, years of field …

Objective To identify perceived barriers and enablers to implementation of dietary guidelines
reported by early childhood education center cooks, and barriers and enablers associated …

During early childhood (3–5 years), children begin to develop dietary habits based on the
transmission of cultural and familial beliefs, attitudes and practices surrounding food and …

Background: Children aged 2–11 years spend significant hours per week in early childhood
education and care (ECEC) and primary schools. Whilst considered important environments …

Objectives To explore child care staff and parent perspectives and communications about
children's eating in child care. Design Focus groups (FGs) conducted with child care staff …