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Child Care News for Parents & Carers
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April 14, 2021
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Kia ora, this week meet Bayfield Kindergarten's ECE Environmental Hero Rae Shurbutt and learn how she has brought a sting-free bee experience to the children in her early learning service. Also, the Ministry of Health has revised its Eating and Activity Guidelines for New Zealand Adults to include updated recommendations for pregnant and breastfeeding women.
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Beekeeping in the early learning environment
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There's a buzz in the air at Bayfield Kindergarten!
This early childhood education (ECE) service is a nature lovers' playground, with bees, worms, flowers and vegetables at every turn, and the kindy has gotten that little bit buzzier, since one of its educators won an ECE Hero Award!
Rae Shurbutt has taken out the gong for Environmental Hero, and she's responsible for a hive of activity at her ECE service.
With help from the Dunedin community, Rae has converted a wasteland area into a wonderful bee garden at her kindy, and she's teaching tamariki hands-on lessons about keeping bees and caring for the natural world.
Today, Rae explains how beekeeping works in the early learning environment.
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New guidelines around eating and activity during pregnancy and breastfeeding
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The female body is amazing. It can grow a baby for nine months and breastfeed it for many more, and it's important that women support their body, and their baby, by eating well and exercising regularly.
A nutrient-rich diet, healthy weight and active lifestyle all helps to optimise health outcomes for mums and bubs, and in recognition of this, the Ministry of Health has revised its Eating and Activity Guidelines for New Zealand Adults to include updated recommendations for pregnant and breastfeeding women.
Here, we see how women can maintain good health with a baby on board or at the breast.
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