Nutrition and Oral Health for Childcare Providers
- Do you understand food labelling?
- Are you confident that you are offering children in your care healthy food in the correct portion size?
- Are you comfortable discussing healthy eating and oral health with parents and carers?
- What do you think childcare providers can do to reduce childhood obesity and tooth decay?
The nutrition and oral health of young children is fundamental to their physical, mental, social and educational development and wellbeing.
As part of a programme of activity to improve the diet and oral health of children, NHS Lanarkshire and partners have developed the 'Nutrition and Oral Health - Strategy into Practice for Childcare Providers' and 'Nutrition and Oral Health - Strategy into Practice in the Early Years' resources and are offering training to support their implementation.
Each training course is designed to complement the resources and has been developed to meet the needs of early years childcare providers and childcare providers caring for children older than five years, including out of school care services.
The training provides factual information on healthy eating and oral health including; weaning; overweight and obesity, food labelling, portion sizes; practical advice for food, nutrition and oral health activities; and reflection on national policies and local strategies.
The training and resources are provided free by NHS Lanarkshire and are for all childcare providers working in NHS Lanarkshire area. Copies of the Nutrition and Oral Health Strategy into Practice resources are given out at the training.
For more information or to book a place, please contact Kirsten Lammie on Kirsten.lammie@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk or call 01698 377621. Alternatively, please complete our booking form.