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Understand the role of the Early Years practitioner in relation to health promotion

‘Healthy lifestyles in the early years’ from Mercia Jones. Watch this educational video on the benefits of physical activity and healthy eating for parent and caregivers of children in the 0-5 year age group.

Table of Contents

Tutorial Video
Reading Materials

‘Statutory framework for the early years foundation stage’ from the Department for Education 2017
‘UK Chief Medical Officers' Physical Activity Guidelines’ from the Department of Health and Social Care
‘Physical activity guidelines for the early years’ from the National Centre for Sport and Exercise Medicine
‘How to cope with feeding a fussy toddler’ from the Baby Centre website.
‘Factsheets’ from the Allergy UK website.
‘Example menus for early years settings in England: Guidance’ from HM Government
‘Example menus for early years settings in England: Recipes’ from HM Government

Presentation

Click to launch this lesson’s presentation on 'Parents and food in nursery settings'.
Click to launch this lesson’s presentation on ‘Factors that influence a healthy lifestyle’.

Good Practice Example
Good Practice Example
Interactive Quiz
Evidence Opportunities
Extended Learning

The Kids Health website has an article ‘Fitness and your 3- to 5-year-old’ and looks at family fitness tips.
This document from Action for Children’s ‘Eat better, start better’ is called ‘Promoting and supporting healthy eating in early years settings: A guide for early years settings in England’.
The Change4Life website is sponsored by the NHS provide ‘Food facts’, ‘Recipes’, and ‘Activities’.
This section of the Leicestershire healthy tots programme covers ‘Physical activity’.

Extended Learning
Think And Challenge