[HTML][HTML] Measuring food provision in Western Australian long day care (LDC) services: a weighed food record method/protocol at a service level

R Sambell, R Wallace, L Costello, J Lo, A Devine - Nutrition journal, 2019 - Springer
Background There are currently 1.3 million children utilising Early Childhood Education and
Care (ECEC) services in Australia. Long day care (LDC), family day care and out of school …

[HTML][HTML] Increasing food expenditure in long day-care by an extra $0.50 per child/day would improve core food group provision

R Sambell, R Wallace, J Lo, L Costello, A Devine - Nutrients, 2020 - mdpi.com
Early childhood education and care services are a significant feature of Australian family life,
where nearly 1.4 million children attended a service in 2019. This paper reports on the cost …

[HTML][HTML] A study of the food environment at Australian family day care

R Wallace, B Mills - Nutrients, 2019 - mdpi.com
Overweight and obesity in childhood is a significant public health issue. Family day care
(FDC) offers a setting where good eating habits can be nurtured in young children, yet often …

[HTML][HTML] An overview of research opportunities to increase the impact of nutrition intervention research in early childhood and education care settings according to the …

SL Yoong, J Jones, N Pearson, T Swindle… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Objective: To highlight opportunities for future nutrition intervention research within early
childhood and education care (ECEC) settings, with a focus on generating evidence that has …

[HTML][HTML] Sharing is caring: A study of food-sharing practices in Australian early childhood education and care services

R Wallace, K Lombardi, C De Backer, L Costello… - Nutrients, 2020 - mdpi.com
Food connects people, and can significantly impact the physical, social and emotional
development of young children. Food sharing and family-style mealtimes can support …

Netnographic slog: Creative elicitation strategies to encourage participation in an online community of practice for early education and care

R Wallace, L Costello, A Devine - International Journal of …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Active, participatory netnography, in contrast to passive netnography, is essential if
researchers are to gain rich rewards from the rigorous collection of qualitative data …

Over-provision of discretionary foods at childcare dilutes the nutritional quality of diets for children

RM Wallace, LN Costello, A Devine - 2017 - ro.ecu.edu.au
The childcare setting can significantly influence the lifelong eating habits and health
outcomes of children. It is ideal for health-promoting interventions that optimise the provision …

Food allergy readiness and anaphylaxis management in early childhood education and care in Western Australia

KH Jacobsen, R Sambell, A Devine… - Australasian Journal of …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
WITH THE INCREASE IN prevalence of food allergy (FA) in young children, early childhood
education and care (ECEC) providers are likely to have more enrolments of children who …

Online programs build confidence and improve healthy eating messages in Early Years services

A Devine, R Wallace, J Lo, M Miller… - … Journal of Early …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Building on the success of the SNAC (Supporting Nutrition Australian Childcare) community,
a comprehensive online programme SNAC Plus provided professional development (PD) …

Exploring sense of community among early childhood education and care professionals through the Supporting Nutrition for Australian Childcare (SNAC) website

R Wallace, L Costello, A Devine - Australasian Journal of …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
OPTIMAL NUTRITION IN THE early years of life is essential for long-term health. The
Australian early childhood education and care (ECEC) sector offers a significant health …