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Spotlight on: Food and Nutrition Pack – Supporting Healthy Eating and Safer Practice

Helping children develop a positive relationship with food is an essential part of your role—and not always an easy one. Rising food costs, mixed messages on social media, and the continuing challenge of childhood obesity can make it difficult for families and childminders to feel confident in their approach to food, nutrition, and healthy choices.

That’s why our Food and Nutrition Pack has been designed to offer reliable, practical support to help you promote healthy eating habits, understand nutritional needs, and confidently manage allergens and food safety in your setting.

With upcoming safeguarding reforms set to strengthen guidance around safe eating practice, managing allergens, and working in partnership with parents, there’s never been a better time to refresh your knowledge and ensure your practice is up to date.

What's included?

We have worked closely with Harley Street dietician Nigel Denby to create a comprehensive Food and Nutrition Reference Manual. Inside, you’ll find:

• Nutritional needs by age group
• Food group breakdowns
• Menu planning ideas
• Tips for food-related celebrations
• Clear allergen guidance
• Practical advice tailored for childminders

And that’s not all. We’ve bundled this essential manual with three additional resources to make a complete Food and Nutrition Pack:

• An Allergen Poster for quick reference
• A printable Menu Template to support planning
• Our hugely popular Recipe Manual—an 80-page collection of healthy, appealing recipes

Each recipe includes straightforward instructions, allergen alerts, portion size suggestions by age, and nutritional content—plus cook’s tips to save time and reduce waste.

This pack, alongside our Food Hygiene and Nutrition training modules, you are well set up for outstanding management of food safety and nutrition!

As an aside, all appropriate resources and training modules have been updated to meet the September 2025 Safeguarding Reforms so you can be confident in that what you are using is up to date and relevant.

How to access your pack

If you're a Childminding UK member, you can download all of these resources for free from your dashboard.

Not a member yet? You can purchase the full pack from our shop for just £20 or learn more about membership here.