Startwell Initiative exploring Food and Nutrition
Food and nutrition
We comply with DFE food and nutritional guidance, all staff are food safety trained, Early Nurture Pre-School has achieved Startwell award 2022.
We are passionate about fresh, healthy food that tastes great. The right nutrients can affect everyone's mood, behaviour, health, growth and even their ability to concentrate.
encouraging a well-balanced diet establishes healthy eating now and for the future.
Children have access to morning and afternoon snack of fruit, water is available throughout the day.
New Breakfast launched at Early Nurture Pre-School
Early Nurture Pre-School will provide a healthy nutritional breakfast in ,line with Birmingham Nutrition guidance., led by the Director who holds Food Safety level 2 and Paediatric First Aid.
Startwell Initiative
Early Nurture Pre-School delivers a Startwell initiative within the setting, children receive a healthy balanced and nutritious foods and drinks at the Pre-School
Children and Parents at Early Nurture Preschool receiving their free vitamins and drops, launched by Healthy Start initiative & Start well.
Children enjoying a conversation around the importance of supplements in their everyday diets.
Engaging in new experiences using pumpkins.
Children this week are having continuous provision learning about Autumn using a variety of sensory experiences using a range of sharp tools safely whilst exploring Pumpkins in everyday shared play through risk assessments.
They explored colours, tools, imaginative play, number’s, seeds, and close observations of pumpkins exploring weight and size and shape of the pumpkins reflecting on the Startwell character messages Fay 5 a day.
Children also went to the local supermarket within the community, to buy the pumpkins and share the pumpkins.
Healthy Breakfast
Children at Early Nurture Preschool went to a local breakfast cafe today, they had breakfast together with fresh orange juice. They enjoyed the healthy breakfast and the social atmosphere. This reflected on nutrition, health, also the Startwell Character Fay 5 a Day, and 2 Snacks Max.
They also learnt about paying with cash and receiving change back.
180 Katie and Sammy Skills characters, emphasise keeping active 180 minutes a day
Children today explored the start well character 180 Katie, who states we have to be active for 180 minutes a day encouraging children to stay active for 3 hours a day.
Children explored high energy bursts by jumping, rolling, pushing.
Children were becoming more active throughout the session using a variety of movements, such as climbing, balancing, and crawling. Early Nurture Pre-School highly emphasises offering a healthy lifestyle by providing physical opportunities to be active throughout the day.
Micky me size emphasises the correct portion sizes for their age.
Children this week are learning about Micky Me size a character from start well who emphasis on portion sizes, children have been drawing around small plates and printing with their hands exploring the size of portions and plate size they should eat from. They also explored looking at feelings to sense when they are full as they have small stomachs.
Children and adults also compared their plates to each other measuring their portion sizes using their hands.
Children used fresh fruits and pasta to measure portion sizes using their hands, children also experienced we can use fresh fruit in many ways of learning through play, (children were taught further on obesity, diabetes and heart attacks, and how to prevent these from a young age).
Fay 5 a Day encourages children eat the recommended 5 portions of fruit and veg everyday.
Children at Early Nurture Preschool have been exploring fruit and vegetables in many different ways, chopping, touching, smelling, tasting using a variety of first hand tools correctly and safely.
Children bought a variety of fruits and vegetables from home reflecting on different cultures and ethnicities. Children had discussions the importance of a healthy diet and how fruits can reduce the risk of certain diseases as they contain a range of vitamins, minerals and fibre.
Continuous provision revisiting Fay 5 a day and 2 snacks max.
Continuous play: Children are exploring vegetables through creativity
Active Azra emphasises on providing the children on the foundation for developing healthy bodies and emotional well-being.
Children at Early Nurture Pre-School are learning about Active Azra, they have been learning about keeping active and exploring physical activities in different ways, this is vital for children's all round development, children strengthen their physical development by exploring nature within the local community.
DFE Doctors at Pre-School Immunisation talk with parents
We are happy to share parents at Early Nurture Pre-School had a fantastic work shop on raising awareness on the importance of vaccinations and protecting children from harmful illnesses, the workshop was delivered by DFE NHS doctors. Early Nurture Pre-School has formed good working ethics with DFE,
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we also thank DFE for offering a pre-covid mentoring program to staff and families at Early Nurture Pre-School.
Smiley Shen, visiting community dentist to learn about the importance of oral health
Children have visited the local dentist today within their community, they had a good tour, a discussion with the dentist on oral health and keeping their teeth clean.
The children where given some goodies from the nurse at the practice.
This reflects on the Startwell character Smiley Shen who emphasises on children brushing their teeth twice a day for 2 minutes and using a age appropriate toothbrush and toothpaste.
Food Bank
We are part of a initiative to provide free food banks for communities and families that are in need, get your nearest food bank from: contact details: PFCC, Wallace Lawler Centre, B19 2EL, Saturday 12-2pm, 07596808880, Email: Pfccfoodbank2019@gmail.com. Serving the community every other week.