Tag: child nutrition

13 Feb 2024 4 min read

Research Indicates That Children In Early Childcare Centres Are Not Receiving Enough Nutrition

Childcare News

Studies reveal that young children in early childhood centres are being fed food that does not match nutritional guidelines, hungry throughout the day, and fed food that Educators themselves have brought from home. 

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28 Jan 2024 6 min read

Encouraging Parents To Pack Healthy Foods For Childcare

Childcare Articles

When Parents are sending food from home, it's important that they understand they need to bring snacks and pack a lunch that is healthy and nutritious for their child. For some parents, who may be busy, it may be challenging to pa...

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13 Jul 2022 2 min read

Healthy Harold New Early Years Learning Program

Childcare News

The Healthy Harold preschool program supports children’s learning and development to live a safe and healthy life. The play-based incursion is fun, interactive and designed to help build healthy, safe and mentally resilient little...

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15 May 2022 2 min read

Children Only Given 10 Minutes To Finish Lunch In Primary School

Childcare News

A new study reveals that primary schools are not giving children enough time to eat the food in their lunch boxes.

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11 Oct 2021

New Best Practice Guidelines For Anaphylaxis Prevention And Management In Early Childhood Settings

Childcare News

These Guidelines, developed by Allergy and Anaphylaxis Australia, provide consistent, evidence-based, best practice guidance for Educators in Early Childhood Services and will help reduce the risk of anaphylaxis. It also aims to p...

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20 Mar 2018 2 min read

Only 10% Of Children Under 2 Meeting Dietary Guidelines

Childcare News

Victorian researchers have found that by the time a child turns three and a half, a quarter of children's energy intake was fueled by foods deemed too high in saturated fat or sugar to belong in the five healthy food groups.

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20 Dec 2017 2 min read

Free Menu Planning Tool For All Early Childhood Services

Childcare News

In recent weeks, we informed you that research found that 95% of Early Childhood Services in Australia are feeding children incorrectly balanced meals and failing to meet NQS Requirements. A new online menu planning tool feedAustr...

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10 Dec 2017

95% Of Menu Plans Unhealthy In Early Childhood Centres

Childcare News

According to research by Healthy Australia and the University of Newcastle, it is found that 95% of early childhood centres are feeding children incorrectly balanced meals and only 5% met the complex dietary requirements of the NQ...

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26 Dec 2014 6 min read

Iron Intake For Children

Child Health and Safety

Iron is needed to make red blood cells, which carry oxygen around the body. It also plays an important role in fighting infections, brain development and growth. Children who do not eat enough iron containing foods may become tire...

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25 Dec 2014 3 min read

Keeping Children Hydrated

Child Health and Safety

In hot weather it can be very easy for physically active children to suffer from dehydration, heat exhaustion, or even heat stroke. A physically active child can be described as a child who participates in at least an hour of high...

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