HEALTHY LIVING

White Hart Childcare promotes leading a healthy lifestyle to children of all ages.

Meals and Snacks

Diet really does affect a child’s growth, behaviour, learning and development, and with this in mind, children attending White Hart Childcare are offered healthy and nutritious meals and snacks throughout the day. Meals, snacks and drinks are included in the cost of childcare and children will be offered breakfast, lunch, dinner and a mid-morning and mid-afternoon snack, depending on the time they are attending. Parents will be consulted about their child’s likes, dislikes and allergies and will be told what, when and how much their child has eaten on a daily basis. Meal times will be a sociable occasion, with children sitting together at the table, being encouraged to interact with their peers and adopt polite table manners.

Children are more likely to eat good food if they have helped grow, prepare or cook it, therefore these activities are incorporated into our schedule to aid the promotion of healthy eating.

Active Play

Children are encouraged to lead active lifestyles and time is devoted every day to movement and informal exercise. Giving children the chance to enjoy daily active play not only helps them to stay healthy but it aids their physical development, teaches co-ordination and helps develop social skills through interaction with other children.

Active play is offered in a number of forms such as dancing, games in the garden, swimming, cycling, ball sports, trips to the park and through Claire’s positive role modelling, by walking instead of using the car wherever possible.