Understand the role of the Early Years practitioner in minimising ill health in children
Create your own resource that provides information and ideas for minimising ill-health in children.
Table of Contents
- Tutorial Video
- Reading Materials
- ‘Minimising ill-health in children'
- ‘Nursery manager’s guide to infection control’ by the National Day Nurseries Association, Infection Prevention Society, and Dettol
- 'Health protection in children and young people settings, including education’ from the UK Government
- ‘Controlling infection in your early years setting’ from the Early Years Alliance
- ‘Five steps for preventing the spread of infections in an Early Years setting’ from the EduCare website
- Presentation
- Good Practice Example
- Interactive Quiz
- Evidence Opportunities
- Extended Learning
- Carry out your own research into different countries' attitudes to children being outside in the cold e.g. Sweden, Canada.
- Create your own resource that provides information and ideas for minimising ill-health in children.
- Carry out an audit at your setting to identify practices that will minimise the chances of children becoming ill. Make a note of any practices that might increase the chances of a child becoming ill. Share your findings with your line manager and provide suggestions for improvements.
- Find out more about childhood immunisations on the NHS website.
- Click to read 'Hygiene heroes: Pre-school/Nursery Teacher’s guide' by the Hygiene4Health campaign. This document contains lots of useful information and activities to try with the children you look after.
- Think And Challenge
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