Food policy, practice and provision in UK early childhood education and care: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate research exploring food policy, practice and provision in early childhood education and care (ECEC) settings, using the socio-ecological model (SEM).

Design

A scoping review was conducted in accordance with the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) Methodology for scoping reviews and the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR). Five databases were systematically searched. Eligible studies were retrieved after full-text screening. Data were extracted and synthesised based on food policy, practice and provision concepts and grouped according to SEM level. Results were presented using a narrative summary.

Results

Twenty-four studies were included, the majority had qualitative (n 13, 54 %) or

SUBMITTER: Turner A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12722074 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature