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The Early Years Food Coalition is proud to announce its Parent Ambassadors

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The Early Years Food Coalition is pleased to introduce its new Parent Ambassador programme, led jointly by Sustain’s Children’s Food Campaign and Bremner & Co, as Coalition secretariat. The Parent Ambassadors come from across the UK, and a diverse range of backgrounds, including those in public health, education, sustainability, and community engagement, alongside their experience […]

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Beyond assumptions: building a shared understanding of racial equity in early years food

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We are launching a new landscape review exploring racial equity in early years food provision, supported by Impact on Urban Health (IOUH). In the context of food provision, this means creating a learning environment which recognises, values and incorporates a diverse range of food cultures, and provides opportunities for all children to share and explore

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Food for thought: April and May in review 

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April and May bought a heady mix of opportunities to connect, collaborate and be inspired by those shaping the future of food policy. Through webinars, launches, awards ceremonies and conferences, we explored topics ranging from school food education and Healthy Start to childminding and early years nutrition. Here’s a snapshot of what we’ve been up to across those two months.  A new recipe for

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

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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,

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

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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

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Our February and March in events: auto-enrolment, early years nutrition and local leadership

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Over February and March, the team travelled everywhere from Blackpool to Birmingham, City Hall to Oxford, joining conversations with researchers, practitioners, policymakers and local authorities working to improve food systems across the UK. Discussions centred on how policy can help create healthier and more equitable food environments, from auto-enrolment and commercial baby food reform to strengthening support for early years

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

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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

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The Early Years Food Coalition is recruiting for a Parent Advisory Group

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We are looking for parents and carers to join a new Parent Advisory Group for the Early Years Food Coalition (EYFC). We believe every child deserves the best start in life, and having access to healthy, inclusive, and sustainable food in the early years is key to this. The EYFC has been working with charities,

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New report: 290,000 disadvantaged young children will miss out on free meals  

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Press release A new report – ‘Too young to count’ – reveals that, despite rising hunger and poverty, most children in childcare are excluded from free meal support. Read exclusive coverage in The Independent here. Nearly 300,000 young children in poverty will miss out on free meals in nurseries and childcare settings, according to a

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Hungry for Change: new report urges national action on children’s nutrition and health inequality

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A new report from the Child of the North All-Party Parliamentary Group (Hungry for Change) sets out a stark picture. Children growing up in the North of England face higher risks of food insecurity, poorer nutrition, and obesity from birth through adolescence. These patterns reflect structural inequalities that continue to deepen across regions and generations. The

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