With the Office for National Statistics stating inflation is at its highest point for 30 years, all our pockets are taking a hit. Many business sectors are affected, with nurseries and childminders feeling the squeeze in some part due to the rising cost of food. According to The Food Foundation’s January food prices tracking, vegetables are now 2.3 per cent higher than they were pre-pandemic and the cost of fruit has increased by almost 5 per cent during the same period.
This is particularly worrying in relation to families already juggling low incomes; food can be seen as the obvious place to make savings. With this in mind it is becoming increasingly important for pre-school settings to supply healthy, nutritious meals to children in their care, while also finding ways to balance their food budgets.
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