On-site breakfast provision in early childhood education and care (ECEC) services in Australia: a multi-method investigation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Breakfast is vital for young children's health. In Australia, breakfast is often provided in government-approved Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) services. However, research on breakfast provision in Australian ECEC services is limited. This study aimed to evaluate breakfast quality and enablers and barriers of breakfast provision in these settings.

Methods

A multi-method, sequential explanatory design was employed, including survey, on-site visits, and semi-structured interviews. ECEC services offering breakfast in Victoria, Australia, participated in an online survey to assess breakfast provision quality based on Victorian Health Eating Advisory Service (HEAS) guidelines. Multivariate logistic regression was utilised to identify the relationship between

SUBMITTER: Park SY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11787215 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature