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Child Care News for Parents & Carers
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June 17, 2020
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Welcome, in the wake of COVID-19 it's important to do all you can to keep your child healthy over the winter months. To this end, this week we've a range of immunity boosters for children in care and ideas for helping you keep the kitchen clean and tidy while cooking with your kids.
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Immunity boosters for kids in care
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Winter is a time when people bunker up, but germs run wild. In early childhood education and care servicess (ECE), illness can spread particularly quickly, with children playing in close contact, sharing toys and equipment, and forgetting their cough and sneeze etiquette.
There's no sure-fire way to avoid child care sickness, but the good news is that we can take steps to limit the impact of lurgies and strengthen young bodies to better fight off winter germs.
To help you do this, here are some key ways to boost your child's immune system as the days shorten, temperatures drop and germs get their chutzpah.
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How to keep the kitchen clean when cooking with young kids
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Cooking is a great way to teach under fives about health and hygiene, practice early maths skills, encourage nutritious eating and make special memories with everyday ingredients.
That said, it can also be a recipe for mess!
Mini-chefs are still learning how to measure precisely, clean as they go and refrain from constant taste-testing, but here are some ways to manage your workspace, streamline the clean-up and impart some wisdom along the way.
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