How can early years practitioners help fussy eaters? Many nurseries today offer sessions that incorporate meal times.Therefore early years practitioners have an important role in feeding these children as well as promoting a healthy lifestyle. For some parents knowing that their children are offered a meal at nursery helps them when juggling … [Read more...] about Helping fussy eaters at nursery
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Dealing With Faddish Eaters
Unfortunately faddish eaters are part and parcel of nursery life. By thirteen months, a toddler should be able to drink from a cup and may be able to use a spoon or fork themselves. Eating food is a sensorial experience, and so the earlier you start toddlers trying new foods, the better. The more diverse range of meals and varied fruits and … [Read more...] about Dealing With Faddish Eaters
All early years settings should provide a hot meal
Does your setting provide hot meals for children? Depending on how the early years setting runs it sessions the children may be required to stay for a meal, some may close over the lunch period; some offer a separate lunch hour where children can stay or leave, and other settings may require parents to send their children in with a packed … [Read more...] about All early years settings should provide a hot meal
Will your childcare setting be joining in the National Children’s Food Festival?
Why celebrating this year's food festival is a must! The National Children’s Food Festival is an annual event which happens in Autumn every year. For the past few years, hundreds of early years settings and childminders have been signing up for the children and the setting to participate in the weeks events. Each year the National Children’s … [Read more...] about Will your childcare setting be joining in the National Children’s Food Festival?
Why children’s mealtimes can be tricky
Supporting children's mealtimes Children's mealtimes with can create key issues and challenges for both parents and practitioners. To help support practitioners with mealtimes it is best to look at why these times of the day can be challenging. For both children and practitioners mealtimes can be stressful, how this shouldn't be the case as … [Read more...] about Why children’s mealtimes can be tricky
How to educate children about food in the early years
How can Early Years practitioners teach children where food comes from? Teaching children where food comes from is a great topic for early year’s practitioners to explore. For many children they just see the food arrive on their plates and they don't fully understand where the food before them actually comes from. Therefore why not begin … [Read more...] about How to educate children about food in the early years