Nurseries spend 25p on food per child per day
18 November, 2008
A new report from the Soil Association and Organix has shown that foods served in children’s nurseries are unhealthy, processed and cheap with over 600,000 children attending these nurseries. The report examines the quality of food given to young children in nurseries across England and Wales.
On average, parents pay £159 per week or just over £31 a day, for a child under two to go to nursery. The report found that a very small fraction of this cost goes on food, on average 3-6% of the cost of sending a child to nursery. And 3% of nurseries are spending as little as 25p a day feeding each child.
Peter Melchett, Soil Association policy director, said: “Until now, everyone has overlooked the quality of food given to children in nurseries. Sadly we have in many cases been overlooking a scandal. Children under-five are at their most vulnerable. It is then
they really need healthy food. This report sets out what nurseries, parents, and the Government must do to make sure every child gets the healthy food they need for a healthy start in life.”
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