Questions
1. How can we increase the uptake and awareness of the Best Start Grant and Best Start Foods?
How can we increase the uptake and awareness of the Best Start Grant and Best Start Foods?
Open days within childcare establishments
More use of social media
Health visitors pro active in informing parents
More use of social media
Health visitors pro active in informing parents
3. How do we gather feedback to make improvements as the system evolves?
Q3. How do we gather feedback to make improvements as the system evolves?
Social media
Open days roled out twice a year to gain feedback by talking direct to consumers
Open days roled out twice a year to gain feedback by talking direct to consumers
4. How can we work creatively with retailers and others to make it easier for families to use Best Start Foods to improve their diet and nutrition?
I’m afraid we don’t see this information from the current email system we just see the overall consultations subscribers rather than broken down by topic.
Logo to identify food products which can be bought using vouchers on labels in stores
5. What could an innovative programme that will support families to establish healthy eating patterns look like?
What could an innovative programme that will support families to establish healthy eating patterns look like?
Cartoon strips to engage parents and children jointly
Childcare establishments providing groups to focus on this
Childcare establishments providing groups to focus on this
6. What evidence could we gather about the impact?
Q6. What evidence could we gather about the impact?
Changes to diet
Relationship of healthy diet to sleep patterns and attainment levels in school
Health concerns
Relationship of healthy diet to sleep patterns and attainment levels in school
Health concerns
7. Should the provision of children’s vitamins be linked to eligibility for the new Best Start Foods (i.e. up to age of three)?
Should the provision of children’s vitamins be linked to eligibility for the new Best Start Foods (i.e. up to age of three)?
Definitely
8. What do you think about the proposal to offer milk as part of the free meal offer for all children in early learning and childcare funded provision by 2020?
What do you think about the proposal to offer milk as part of the free meal offer for all children in ELC funded provision by 2020?
This would be a great idea , all children have the right to a healthy well balanced diet regardless of finances, background and ethnicity
9. What are your views on the proposal to include an offer of a healthy snack to complement the free milk and meal offer for all children in early learning and childcare funded provision by 2020?
What are your views on the proposal to include an offer of a healthy snack to complement the free milk and meal offer for all children in early learning and childcare funded provision by 2020?
A great deal of children may go to nursery/school having not eaten breakfast, they may also have not been provided with a snack from home resulting in a child's first food being there lunch. Can we really expect children to learn if they are hungry? A healthy snack would enable children to feel less hungry and engage more in class.
10. We are interested in your views on how we can best support childcare providers to provide milk to children outwith funded early learning and childcare entitlement. How could this work in practice without creating a costly administrative system?
We are interested in your views on how we can best support childcare providers to provide milk to children outwith funded ELC entitlement? How could this work in practice without creating a costly administrative system?
Use of vouchers for milk given to childcare providers
11. What are your views on the proposal to include an offer of a healthy snack for children outwith funded early learning and childcare entitlement?
What are your views on the proposal to include an offer of a healthy snack for children outwith funded ELC entitlement?
All children should be entitled to the same benefits regardless of where there childcare is based
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