Abstract
AbstractThis pilot study was conducted in one early childhood pre‐school nursery setting in an area of high deprivation in England to explore the under‐researched area of how practitioners promote the health of children. The research used an original tool, Child Health Promotion: A Toolkit for Early Childhood Education and Care Practitioners, containing a 5 Step Programme as a model to guide practitioners in identifying and implementing a health promotion activity. The findings will help to set the onward agenda for a larger scale study which will foreground the voices of practitioners and highlight the role that ECEC practitioners can play in promoting the health of children.
Highlights
This article foregrounds the role that early childhood education and care (ECEC) practitioners can play in promoting young children's health
The audit highlighted the number of children in the setting who do not live with their biological parents but instead are looked after by the state, significant because looked-after children are reported as having distinct health promotion needs (Simkiss, 2019)
The co-researcher commented on how following the toolkit's 5 steps helped them to identify the ways that healthy eating, healthy drinking, dental health and the prevention of infection overlap and interrelate
Summary
This article foregrounds the role that early childhood education and care (ECEC) practitioners can play in promoting young children's health. It proposes a potential model for development and reports on its piloting. Inadequate nutrition, poor mental health and infectious diseases cause concern about the state of children's health in the UK (Royal College of Paediatric & Child Health [RCPCH], 2017). The legacy of such conditions can impact on children's health, well-b eing and education across childhood and the lifespan. The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) (DfE, 2017), the statutory framework which sets the standards for care and education for children aged birth-5 years in England, includes several health-related aims
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