Although authorities consider vegetarian diets to be suitable for children, this position is still not universally accepted. The aim of this research was to gain insight into the attitude of kinder-garten employees in charge of nutrition towards following a vegetarian diet throughout childhood. For this purpose, an analysis of availability of vegetarian menus was conducted in public kindergartens in the city of Zagreb. The target group of the research were senior nurses responsible for community nutrition in the kindergartens. A combination of a structured interview and a focus group was used. Despite little interest in vegetarian diets, the number of kindergartens which at some point dealt with a vegetarian child was significant (51,6%). Despite that, the ways in which their diet is managed is poor primarily due to the financial limitations and the negative perception of vegetarianism at this age. The following key points for improving the existing situation were identified: compiling practical guide-lines for childhood vegetarianism in practice, education on vegetarian diets and cooperation of desig-nated institutions towards finding an agreeable alternative.