The Council of Ministers commissioned a pilot project to study Nordic initiatives in four areas of significance for the daily lives of children in day care: local particle pollution opportunities for physical activity and exposure to nature eating fruit and vegetables chemical substances, threshold values and labelling The countries set national as well as collective Nordic targets and use different methods to follow up on the collective targets, a system designed to encourage mutual inspiration. The results of the pilot project are contained in the report "Environment and children's health in Nordic day care" in Danish. The report lists the official requirements applicable to each of the four areas mentioned above, and outlines recommendations of relevance to the environment and children's health. It also refers to legislation, guidelines, strategies, action plans, etc.