Gemma works closely with Conchobar to create menus for children that are both well-balanced and nutritious, tailored to children’s preferences. Being situated in an area where many parents are facing financial difficulties has also mobilised staff at Marks Gate Nursery to help families facing hardship, creating a real sense of community.
Early years settings are helping to solve loneliness in their local areas by making links to isolated parents, older people, socially excluded teenagers and disadvantaged communities such as refugees. Meredith Jones Russell reports