Early Years Alliance

This article has been brought to you by Slough Borough Council's Early Years Team, for the attention of all Early Years and Childcare Practitioners.

New blog to help you explain new guidance on bringing food from home to parents and carers.

Under new early years nutrition guidance, introduced as part of the revised EYFS in September 2025, all early years providers are expected to ensure that food provided from home aligns with the healthy eating options offered by the setting, and to communicate with parents and/or carers about best practices for packing lunches and other food brought in from home.

To support you to meet these new requirements, we have put together some helpful guidance on creating healthy packed lunches, available on our Family Corner website, for you to share with parents and carers at your setting.

Includes:

1. What to include in a healthy packed lunch
2. Packed lunch ideas

Read blog here: Creating healthy packed lunches | Early Years Alliance Family Corner

Useful information:

• NHS Healthier Families: Lunchbox ideas and recipes
• First Steps Nutrition Trust: Packed lunches
• HENRY: Packed lunches
• NHS: Food allergy
• Early Years Foundation Stage nutrition guidance