The charity and trade union have announced they will keep the Children’s Food Trust’s (CFT) legacy for keeping children healthy alive by taking on responsibility for its national food and drink guidelines.
Nursery World reported in July that the CFT was due to close after running for 11 years because it was facing difficulties due to the ‘economic and financial climate’.
Action for Children will now lead on the CFT’s ‘Eat Better, Start Better’ programme, designed to improve the food served in nurseries and by childminders. It has also become the guardian of the ‘Voluntary Food and Drink Guidelines for Early Years Settings in England’.
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