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Care for the physical and nutritional needs of babies and young children

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‘Serious consequences’ from Teach Early Years

Children live in a world full of risks and hazards, and must learn the skills to cope accordingly. As practitioners we have a duty to ensure children can play and learn in a safe environment with safe and suitable equipment while at the same time striking the balance between children taking risks and reaping the benefits.

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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.

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