Care for the physical and nutritional needs of babies and young children
Find and read your setting’s policies and procedures on providing personal care and on health, safety and protection of babies and young children.
Table of Contents
- Tutorial Video
- Tutorial Video
- Reading Materials
- Laser Reading Text:‘ Understand the physical care needs of children’
- Find and read your setting’s policies and procedures on providing personal care and on health, safety and protection of babies and young children.
- ‘The importance of identifying and providing safe physical care routines for babies/toddlers’ from WJEC CBAC
- ‘What is weaning?’ from NHS’ Start for Life website.
- ‘How to potty train’ from the NHS
- ‘Textured haircare for babies and children’ on the Boots website
- ‘Physical activity guidelines for children (under five years) from NHS choices.
- ‘Serious consequences’ from Teach Early Years
- ‘Life stages’ from the British Nutrition Foundation
- ‘How to bottle feed; from the NHS website
- ‘Reduce the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)’ from the NHS
- Presentation
- Click to launch this lesson's presentation on 'Physical care routines
- Click to launch this lesson's presentation on 'Hygienic bottle feed preparation'.
- Click to launch this lesson's presentation on 'Weaning'.
- Click to launch this lesson's presentation on 'Healthy eating'.
- Click to launch this lesson's presentation on 'Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)'.
- Good Practice Example
- Good Practice Example
- Interactive Quiz
- Evidence Opportunities
- Extended Learning
- Visit Made for Mums, where you will find useful articles on babies’ health and safety
- Visit the NHS’ Baby pages and look at the ‘Safety’ to find out more about ‘Baby and toddler safety’ and ‘Keeping your baby safe in the sun’
- Read this excellent article information about ‘Health matters: Child dental health’ from Public Health England.
- Read more about ‘safety socket covers and their use on the Fatally Flawed website.
- Read the ‘Food Safety’ section of this government website and follow the links to ‘Example menus for early years settings in England - Part 1: Guidance’ and ‘Example menus for early years settings in England - Part 2: Recipes’.
- The Association of UK Dietitians has produced ‘Healthy eating for children: Food Fact Sheet’.
- This section of the Food Standards agency’s website looks at ‘Food safety’ and provides advice and guidance on food allergies and intolerances.
- Visit the website of the National Childbirth Trust for information of all aspects of physical care feeding and teething.
- Visit the NHS website and look at the Baby section for information on breast feeding, formula milk and weaning.
- Visit the Cancer Research UK website for the latest advice on sun protection.
- Click to read more about ‘Hair and skin care’ in Caring for a child of a different ethnicity’ produced by Bristol City Council.
- Think And Challenge
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