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Healthy Meals in Pre-schools Programme

Young children who attend child care centres spend a major part of their day there while their parents are at work. For these children, child care centres play an important role in shaping their food habits. Preschools that provide food to children must adhere to the Healthy Meals in Preschools Programme (HMPP) guidelines as stipulated in the Early Childhood Development Centres (ECDC) Regulatory Standards (RS) and Code of Practice (COP).

Article last reviewed 15 June 2026
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Healthy Meal Plan For Preschoolers

Under this programme, participating schools need to follow the food services guidelines. These include:

Cutting down fat, sugar and sodium
Serving wholegrain, fruit and vegetables
Serving healthy set meals
- These meals incorporate food from the four main food groups – brown rice and wholemeal bread, meat and others, vegetable and fruit. These help pre-schoolers receive the appropriate nutrients necessary for their growing needs.

Participating pre-schools are evaluated by assessors commissioned by HPB. Pre-schools are required to meet the guidelines and can refer to these FAQs for more details. Here is a list of pre-schools who have been accredited.

Party foods in pre-schools tend to be indulgent. Are there healthier party foods? Let’s find out what are some available healthier party food & drinks.

For your reference, we have compiled a list of suppliers that provide healthier food and ingredients.

Our assigned assessors will evaluate participating pre-schools.

Find out more about how some of our participating pre-schools innovatively incorporate healthy eating and nutrition education here.

We have also developed resources to support pre-schools and cooks: