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It's important to stay hydrated, especially so in the hot weather. Keep offering children regular opportunities to drink tap water throughout the day. You can add ice, fruit slices or herbs like mint to keep it fresh and interesting!

Well done to Puzzles Day Nursery who have recently renewed their Startwell Award!

Priory Poppets have been working on their fine motor skills with Sammy Skills. They have practiced making marks using flour in the tuff tray whilst the children stood to work on core strength.

Flavoured yoghurts often have high levels of free sugars despite carrying ‘no added sugar’ claims. First Steps Nutrition compared 6 popular brands of flavoured yoghurts aimed at children with plain Greek and Natural yoghurts. Read the full report here: firststepsnutrition.org/december-2024?…

Beezee Families is a free 12-week programme to help children and young people aged between 5–12 and their families make long-lasting healthy habits. For more information visit bhx.maximusuk.co.uk/beezeefamilies…

Visiting the dentist is an important part of keeping teeth clean and healthy! The dentist will count your teeth, clean them, and make sure your smile stays sparkling.

Ofsted have released a consultation in relation to space in early years settings. It is open until 11th July, please follow the link to take part: consult.education.gov.uk/early-years-pl…

Smiley Shen loves playing dentist! Kids love role-playing, and it's a great way to help them understand what will happen during a dentist visit. Encourage your little learners to take turns playing "dentist" and "patient" with toy dental tools and a toy chair.

National Children's Gardening Week runs from 24th May to 1st June. The aim is to inspire children’s curiosity and love of nature. During warm weather is a great time to see speedy results of seed sowing and planting. For gardening activity ideas: childrensgardeningweek.co.uk/fun-things-to-…

Have you seen this free new allergy program has been launched? It's a free resource and has a section for early years. It's designed to help children with food allergies feel empowered, included and protected. Follow the link to find out more and sign up: allergyschool.org.uk

Looking for activity ideas that you can link to Startwell in June? Take a look at our June Events Calendar to see how you can link certain days to health messageshttps://startwellbirmingham.co.uk/june-2025-events/

Did you know that children under 3 should only use a smear of toothpaste, and those over 3 should use a pea-sized amount. It’s important to use the right amount to keep those little teeth clean and healthy!

Our spotlight recipe for May 2025 is Hummus, take a look at our blog posts where we look at how you can make this great snacktime dip a Startwell activity. startwellbirmingham.co.uk/spotlight-reci…

Cheese isn’t just delicious, it’s also great for your teeth! Rich in calcium, cheese helps strengthen teeth and neutralize acids in the mouth.

Are you exploring and celebrating National Smile Month in your setting? Shenley Fields are having lots of fun exploring oral health with Smiley Shen and Suzy Startwell.

Children moving onto school have many changes ahead of them we can support them with small changes such as: Fay 5 a day - giving our pre-school children whole pieces of fruit for them to either peel or eat whole independently in preperation for school. startwellbirmingham.co.uk/fay-5-a-day/

Congratulations to Chatterboxes Pre-School and Just for Starters Nursery who have recently achieved their Startwell Awards!

Startwell have created an oral health resource that you can use with parents/carers. The front has key messages for parents and on the reverse side there is more information to help the practitioner. You can print it out here: startwellbirmingham.co.uk/wp-content/upl…

Chickpeas are an inexpensive and tasty source of iron and protein and count as one of our portions of fruit and veg a day so Fay 5 a Day is a big fan! Try making our Hummus recipe with the children and enjoy it with vegetable sticks at snack time: startwellbirmingham.co.uk/wp-content/upl…

In 2024 30% of 5 year olds in birmingham have decayed, missing, or filled teeth. This is higher than the national average (22.4%). Birmingham's tap water has protective fluoride added so encourage families to drink tap water!