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Early Childhood |
| Education and Care News |
| March 5, 2019 |
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Welcome, this week we take a close look at risky play, why it's important and how you can create more opportunities for children to leave their comfort zone in your service. Also, information for the early childhood sector on FPIES, a life-threatening allergy which seems to be on the increase in young children. Plus, some information on what you can expect from CareforKids.co.nz.
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Why risky play is
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important for young children
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As an early childhood provider your fundamental role is to care for, educate and nurture other people's young children. Naturally you need to protect them from harm, however you also need to provide the freedom to explore new experiences and challenges, and venture into territory that isn't one hundred per cent safe.
This is called risky play and is becoming recognised as an important developmental opportunity for young children. This week we take a look at what risky play involves, the key benefits and how to create more opportunities for children to experience risky play without compromising their safety.
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Children with allergies are increasingly common and because many attend early childhood education and care services, it is an essential legal requirement for early childhood educators to be trained on the full range of allergies most likely to impact children as well as how to prevent and treat reactions if they occur.
There is, however, a new type of life-threatening allergy on the rise among babies and young children, which surprisingly few people know about including doctors. It's called Food Protein-Induced Enterocolitis Syndrome (FPIES) and we've got the low down.
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About four weeks ago CareforKids.co.nz launched, with the simple mission of helping early childhood education and care providers fill vacancies, manage waitlists and promote their services easily and more effectively.
In essence, we bridge the gap between high quality early childhood education and care providers and families looking for care through a range of streamlined solutions that deliver real results really quickly.
For more than 15 years we've been helping Australian early childhood providers and we're excited to be able to extend the same support and benefits to the early childhood sector here in NZ. Since our arrival we have been working hard to build New Zealand's most comprehensive, responsive and up-to-date child care resource and are delighted with the response.
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