# Feed the children: Food provision in early child care falls short

Source: [Medical Xpress - latest medical and health news stories](https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-11-children-food-provision-early-child.html) · 2026-11-12 · Medicine
Page: https://themorning.science/story/feed-the-children-food-provision-in-early-child-care-falls-short-f5ddcf30ffead5b7
Kind: policy · Impact: medium

## In brief

- A major report on Australia's child care services recommends that access to nutritionally adequate food be included in national quality standards.
- The report's findings indicate that food provision in early child care falls short.

## Why it matters

Nutrition in early childhood care could become a formal part of national quality standards, which would shape how food is provided to young children and how it is monitored.

## Coverage

- [Feed the children: Food provision in early child care falls short](https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-11-children-food-provision-early-child.html) — Medical Xpress - latest medical and health news stories, 2026-11-12

Tags: early childhood, child nutrition, child care, australia, policy

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