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The pre-school years are an ideal time to establish healthy lifestyles and although parents have the main responsibility for their child's food, nutrition and physical activity, childcare providers also have an important role. Guidelines have been produced by Department of Health Northwest, for food, nutrition, play and physical activity for early years childcare and are available to download below.
Being regularly physically active is vital and it is especially important for children. Being active from the earliest months, as a normal part of daily life, can establish a positive pattern for their whole life.
Greater Manchester’s Greater Sport have produced Top Tips for Movement for Babies, Toddlers and Pre school.
Further information for families is also available.
The Infant and Toddler Forum, an independent group of experts in infant and child nutrition development, has launched a new website with a dedicated area for childcare professionals. The website now includes childcare information with factsheets, reports, and advice.
The NHS Start for Life provides lots of resources on how to wean babies onto solid food and also lots of recipe ideas, suitable for toddlers.
The Food Standards Agency has produce a Safer food, better business (SFBB) pack for registered childminders or childcares on domestic premises who provide meals and drinks for children in your care.
Children and young people's emotional health is everyone's business. Good parenting, quality experiences in school, leisure, and social support all help.
If you work or volunteer with children and young people you are best placed to recognise problems. The Emotional Health Service Directory is designed for you. You can use it to refer children and young people to appropriate services and get support.
The NSPCC have produced information to cover child mental health and how to recognise and respond.
Downloadable guidance is available from the DfE: Infectious diseases: education and childcare settings. The NHS have an infection control poster you can download.
At present there is no standardised policy covering the responsibility of sunscreen re-application in nurseries and schools. The decision about re-applying sunscreen to children is made by individual schools and local authorities.
Giant Hogweed is a plant that produces phytotoxic sap. The sap contains photosensitizing furanocoumarins, which in contact with human skin and combined with UV radiation cause skin burnings. The intensity of the reaction depends on individual sensitivity. There is a fact sheet available as a download below which helps to identify this plant.
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This page was last updated on 21 March 2025