Early Years

The Early Years Food Coalition attends the launch of the new APPG on Dietary Health 

Leave a Comment / Events / By

Rosie Osborne and Dayna Brackley were pleased to represent the Early Years Food Coalition in joining MPs, Peers, charities, academics and campaigners at Portcullis House last week, for the launch of the new All Party Parliamentary Group on Dietary Health; alongside Carole Coulon of Impact on Urban Health who fund the Coalition.  Perina Holness, Headteacher of the Thomas Coram Centre and a member of our new Practitioner Advisory Group, […]

The Early Years Food Coalition attends the launch of the new APPG on Dietary Health  Read More »

Convening a collective voice: Secretariat for the Early Years Food Coalition

Leave a Comment / Case Study: Food Policy, Case Study: Services / By

Nutrition in the first 1,000 days of life is critical for child development, shaping brain development, motor skills, and lifelong eating patterns that influence long-term health. Despite the known importance of nutrition in a child’s earliest years, nutrition support in settings has historically prioritised schools and advocacy in the early years nutrition space has been fragmented, leaving the sector overlooked and under-resourced.   Impact on Urban Health recognised that food provision in early years settings needed stronger evidence and clearer, more coordinated advocacy. In response, they established the Early Years Food Coalition, bringing together

Convening a collective voice: Secretariat for the Early Years Food Coalition Read More »

Bremner & Co to explore how supermarket environments can support healthier early years outcomes in Wales, with Public Health Wales and First Steps Nutrition Trust 

Leave a Comment / News / By

Photo credit: © 2023. Provided by Impact on Urban Health licensed via a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license.  Bremner & Co are delighted to be working with Public Health Wales and First Steps Nutrition Trust on a new project examining how supermarket and retail environments in Wales could better support healthier outcomes for babies and young children,

Bremner & Co to explore how supermarket environments can support healthier early years outcomes in Wales, with Public Health Wales and First Steps Nutrition Trust  Read More »

Bremner & Co to deliver Early Years Food Provision Landscape Review with Public Health Wales 

Leave a Comment / News / By

Bremner & Co are delighted to be working with Public Health Wales on a new project aimed at strengthening understanding of food provision across early years settings in Wales, supporting action towards a healthier, fairer future for children and families.  About the project  This project will deliver a comprehensive landscape review of early years food

Bremner & Co to deliver Early Years Food Provision Landscape Review with Public Health Wales  Read More »

Still Too Young To Count? Reflecting six months on 

Leave a Comment / News, Research / By

This month, I was pleased to author an article on our free early years meals (FEYM) research for Nursery World’s EYE Early Years Educator (EYE) supplement. Writing it several months on from when the research was originally published provided an opportunity to reflect on how much has moved on even in that short time, and how the findings continue to shape our conversations across

Still Too Young To Count? Reflecting six months on  Read More »

Bremner & Co joins the new Commercial Baby Food Review 

Leave a Comment / News / By

Bremner & Co are pleased to announce that we have joined the Commercial Baby Food Review, a new cross-sector initiative working to improve the nutritional quality, composition and marketing of commercial baby and toddler foods in the UK through stronger, enforced regulation.  Funded by Impact on Urban Health, the Review brings together specialists in early years nutrition,

Bremner & Co joins the new Commercial Baby Food Review  Read More »

Our January in events: early years nutrition in Parliament, justice in the food system, and fresh fruit dolphins

Leave a Comment / Blogs, Events / By

January started at pace. Through conversations on school food funding, farming systems, racial justice, early years nutrition and infant feeding, the team were excited to kick start 2026 with a variety of events. We’ve taken a moment to reflect on where we have spent our time, and what it could mean for the months to come.   8th Jan School Food Funding – Caterer Roundtable  Myles joined a School

Our January in events: early years nutrition in Parliament, justice in the food system, and fresh fruit dolphins Read More »

Our November in events: UPFs, changing policy, and a night in the Wild West! 

Leave a Comment / Blogs, Events / By

November brought a mix of policy discussions, sector events and chances to connect with partners across early years and school food. We also kept up our Bring and Share lunches alongside a busy run of webinars, conferences and launches. From new evidence on ultra processed foods to developments in childcare, inspection, auto enrolment and school

Our November in events: UPFs, changing policy, and a night in the Wild West!  Read More »

Working with councils to improve child health and tackle inequalities 

Leave a Comment / Services / By

Across the country, councils are working hard to make sure every child has access to good food, whether through early years support, free school meals or wider healthy weight or anti-poverty strategies. But we know how complex this can be. Food provision across childhood often sits across multiple teams, services and settings, making it hard

Working with councils to improve child health and tackle inequalities  Read More »

Scroll to Top