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dc.contributor.authorJennings, A
dc.contributor.authorMcEvoy, S
dc.contributor.authorCorish, C
dc.date.accessioned2012-04-30T12:52:33Z
dc.date.available2012-04-30T12:52:33Z
dc.date.issued2011-06
dc.identifier.citationNutritional practices in full-day-care pre-schools. 2011, 24 (3):245-59 J Hum Nutr Dieten_GB
dc.identifier.issn1365-277X
dc.identifier.pmid21554426
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/j.1365-277X.2011.01153.x
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10147/221120
dc.description.abstractFull-day-care pre-schools contribute significantly to the nutritional intake and acquisition of dietary habits of the pre-school child. The present study investigated nutritional practices in full-day-care pre-schools in Dublin, Ireland, aiming to determine the nutritional support that pre-school managers deem necessary, thereby facilitating the amelioration of existing pre-school nutritional training and practices.
dc.description.abstractA telephone questionnaire completed by pre-school managers (n=54) examined pre-school dietary practices, food provision and the association between these and pre-school size, nutritional training attendance, possession of the Food and Nutrition Guidelines for Pre-school Services and having a healthy eating policy. Nutritional training needs were also investigated.
dc.description.abstractTwenty-five pre-schools provided all food for attending children; parents were sole providers in six. Thirty-four pre-schools had a written healthy eating policy. Attendance at nutritional training was reported by 40. Possession of the Guidelines (n=40) did not consistently result in their use. Poor parental and staff involvement in policy and menu development was cited. Although the delayed introduction of iron-containing foods and a feeding beaker in infants was clearly evident, inappropriate beverages and snacks were served to children aged 1-5 years in 43 and 37 pre-schools, respectively. Training priorities cited by managers included parental education and the provision of information regarding menu planning and healthy food choices.
dc.description.abstractNutritional training should advocate whole staff familiarity with and use of current guidelines, in addition to encouraging nutritional policy development and enforcement. Parental education is warranted. Dietary education should focus specifically on appropriate weaning practices, healthy beverage and snack provision and menu planning.
dc.language.isoenen
dc.rightsArchived with thanks to Journal of human nutrition and dietetics : the official journal of the British Dietetic Associationen_GB
dc.subject.meshAnimals
dc.subject.meshBeverages
dc.subject.meshChild Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
dc.subject.meshChild, Preschool
dc.subject.meshDiet
dc.subject.meshEnvironment
dc.subject.meshFeeding Behavior
dc.subject.meshFood
dc.subject.meshFood Services
dc.subject.meshHealth Education
dc.subject.meshHumans
dc.subject.meshInfant
dc.subject.meshInfant Formula
dc.subject.meshIreland
dc.subject.meshMenu Planning
dc.subject.meshMilk
dc.subject.meshNutrition Policy
dc.subject.meshSchool Health Services
dc.subject.meshSchools
dc.subject.meshWeaning
dc.titleNutritional practices in full-day-care pre-schools.en_GB
dc.typeArticleen
dc.contributor.departmentSchool of Biological Sciences, Dublin Institute of Technology, Dublin, Ireland. jenninat@tcd.ieen_GB
dc.identifier.journalJournal of human nutrition and dietetics : the official journal of the British Dietetic Associationen_GB
html.description.abstractFull-day-care pre-schools contribute significantly to the nutritional intake and acquisition of dietary habits of the pre-school child. The present study investigated nutritional practices in full-day-care pre-schools in Dublin, Ireland, aiming to determine the nutritional support that pre-school managers deem necessary, thereby facilitating the amelioration of existing pre-school nutritional training and practices.
html.description.abstractA telephone questionnaire completed by pre-school managers (n=54) examined pre-school dietary practices, food provision and the association between these and pre-school size, nutritional training attendance, possession of the Food and Nutrition Guidelines for Pre-school Services and having a healthy eating policy. Nutritional training needs were also investigated.
html.description.abstractTwenty-five pre-schools provided all food for attending children; parents were sole providers in six. Thirty-four pre-schools had a written healthy eating policy. Attendance at nutritional training was reported by 40. Possession of the Guidelines (n=40) did not consistently result in their use. Poor parental and staff involvement in policy and menu development was cited. Although the delayed introduction of iron-containing foods and a feeding beaker in infants was clearly evident, inappropriate beverages and snacks were served to children aged 1-5 years in 43 and 37 pre-schools, respectively. Training priorities cited by managers included parental education and the provision of information regarding menu planning and healthy food choices.
html.description.abstractNutritional training should advocate whole staff familiarity with and use of current guidelines, in addition to encouraging nutritional policy development and enforcement. Parental education is warranted. Dietary education should focus specifically on appropriate weaning practices, healthy beverage and snack provision and menu planning.


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