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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Will Durrant

Decision made over giving nursery children almond, oat and soya ‘milk’

Children aged under five are entitled to one third of a pint of milk every day they attend a childcare setting for two or more hours - (Getty Images)

A minister says there are no plans to give children dairy-free nursery “milk.”

Cows’ milk is available through the national Nursery Milk Scheme but childminders, councils and day care providers cannot make a claim for dairy-free alternatives.

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