Eat better Start better Guidance
The Eat Better, Start Better guidance and supporting materials have been developed to help Early Years providers and practitioners to meet the Early Years Foundation Stage Welfare Requirements for the provision of healthy, balanced and nutritious food and drink.
Click here for more information.
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The Eat Well Guide
The Eatwell Guide is a policy tool used to define Governments recommendations on eating healthily and achieving a balanced diet. Resources available within this tool include example menus and useful guidance for Early Years settings to help meet the Early Years Foundation Stage Requirements for food and drink.
Click here for more information
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Food Safety for Early Years Providers provides guidance on Food safety advice for children age 5 and under, Foods and drinks to avoid, Safe weaning and how to prepare infant formula bottles. It also provides advice on Food Allergies and Hygiene.
Click here for more information.
Aspiration Network
EY Aspiration Networks (EYAN) link schools and PVIs and aim to encourage networking opportunities, supporting workforce development and quality improvement. Meetings are free to attend and open to all EY practitioners working with children aged birth to five. Members benefit from free training and signposting to EY resources and research.
The focus this year is on developmentally appropriate learning and exploring emotional barriers.
To receive information about being involved in the EYAN and joining the meetings, please fill in the consent form . This will ensure you are included in all the relevant communications.
You can contact your area lead directly for specific details - WEYH Aspiration Network Leads
For more information you can access the Warwickshire Hub
The Autumn Term Timetable will be emailed with this week Early Years and Childcare briefing.
Sense of self - Guidance
How do babies and young children develop a sense of self? Learn more about sense of self as part of the early years foundation stage (EYFS), including advice from experts and suggested activities.
Click here to access the guidance
Valuable resources
Have a look at this useful webpage and also the collated valuable sources of Information from various national organisations/ charities.
Helpful Sources of Information (earlyyearswellbeingweek.co.uk)
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NSPCC Resources
NSPCC Learning has published a new page with information about Childline, the UK’s free 24-hour service for children and young people, up to the age of 19, run by the NSPCC. This new page is to help anyone who works with children and young people to signpost to Childline’s support and advice. The page collates information on: Childline and its confidentiality promise; the support provided by the service; and campaigns and posters. Childline | NSPCC Learning
NSPCC Learning has published a blog on the use of the term ‘non accidental head injury’ (NAHI) in place of ‘shaken baby syndrome’ as part of their Why Language Matters series. Discussions include: where the phrase ‘shaken baby syndrome’ came from; why the phrase ‘shaken baby syndrome’ should be replaced by NAHI; and working with parents to prevent NAHI. Using ‘non-accidental head injury’ and not ‘shaken baby syndrome’ | NSPCC
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Useful APPS
Apps are a great way to encourage good oral care at home
@communitydentalservices have some great recommendations along with other fun and educational oral health activities to do at home.
Activities - Community Dental Services
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Immunising pre-school children against flu
This year’s flu vaccination programme is underway. Children aged 2 and 3 years old (on 31 August before flu vaccination starts in the autumn) are eligible for a free flu vaccine given as a nasal spray.
Those working in the early years sector have an important role to play in raising awareness amongst parents about the annual flu vaccination programme for preschool children.
Annual vaccination of children helps provide protection to each child and reduces the spread of flu to their families and the wider community, protecting others who are at increased risk of becoming seriously ill from flu. The flu vaccine also promotes a healthy working environment in nurseries and childcare settings by reducing the risk of flu being spread to others including staff.
A leaflet for early years providers giving information about the programme is available and it includes details about how to order free resources to display or give to parents including translations in multiple languages.
New online hub for Primary Schools
This hub will feature a host of digital content and resources for literacy leads, teachers and other education professionals to use to support children to keep reading for fun and pleasure as they progress through school. You can find further information here
For Primary Schools | BookTrust
It has been designed in consultation with teachers, and new content will be added each half term. Please do share details with colleagues working in this area. We are keen to ensure as many schools as possible find out about this new digital offer and access the support available. Schools can also sign up to the schools newsletter, which they can do here
Newsletter sign up · BookTrust Portal
Immunising pre-school children against flu
This year’s flu vaccination programme is underway. Children aged 2 and 3 years old (on 31 August before flu vaccination starts in the autumn) are eligible for a free flu vaccine given as a nasal spray.
Those working in the early years sector have an important role to play in raising awareness amongst parents about the annual flu vaccination programme for preschool children.
Annual vaccination of children helps provide protection to each child and reduces the spread of flu to their families and the wider community, protecting others who are at increased risk of becoming seriously ill from flu. The flu vaccine also promotes a healthy working environment in nurseries and childcare settings by reducing the risk of flu being spread to others including staff.
A leaflet for early years providers giving information about the programme is available and it includes details about how to order free resources to display or give to parents including translations in multiple languages.