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Understand the role of the Early Years practitioner in 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.

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.

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