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Proper nutrition in early childhood supports development and growth. Without it, children can experience emotional and physical deficits that prevent them from thriving. Children who learn about healthy nutrition habits from early childhood education and care settings are more likely to stick with those habits later in life.According to the World Health Organisation, 45 per cent of deaths in children under the age of 5 in low and middle-income countries can be directly linked to malnutrition. Even in less severe cases of poor nutrition habits, children can lag their peers developmentally.

Creative Childcare Centres focuses on early childhood nutrition as part of our curriculum. Along with play-based learning, we ensure children in our care learn the building blocks of a healthy and nutritious diet. Children learn how developing healthy eating habits can affect their minds, bodies, and spirits and are encouraged to eat a variety of foods to stay strong.As part of our creative nutrition program, children are exposed to age-appropriate lessons about how eating well can help their brains develop. Some of the most important nutrients for brain development include choline, folate, vitamins A and D, iron, and zinc.

Growing children also need adequate protein from red meat, poultry, seafood, nuts and beans, and dairy products. All meals and snacks served at Creative Childcare Centres follow dietary guidelines for growing children.Growing bodies, just like maturing brains, need adequate nutrition to stay healthy. Children who do not eat a variety of nutrients may fall behind their peers in fine and gross motor skills development. During early childhood, improper dietary practices can lead to less energy, which conversely affects physical development. Creative Childcare Centres emphasises physical activity in addition to a well-rounded diet to help children grow strong mentally and physically.

Creative Childcare Centres stresses the importance of nutrition in early childhood through its curriculum. Our creative nutrition program ensures children in our care have healthy meals and snacks throughout the day. We also teach children how to choose healthy meals and snacks to care for their bodies, minds, and spirits. Contact us to book a tour or to learn more about enrolling your child in one of our three locations.

Children need all the right kind of nutrients in order to be strong and healthy and to reach their optimum development. These nutrients are derived from different kinds of food that we have: be it solids or liquids. Infants are initially fed through breast-milk or with formula milk. Milk has the complete nutrients that babies need. More so, the mother’s milk—which is highly recommended by pediatricians—has colostrum, which is proven to help babies in their digestion, while protecting them from being susceptible to various diseases as they grow.

But growing babies cannot be totally dependent on liquid foods. Certain solid foods should be included in their meals. As infants reach toddlerhood, their body needs foods that serve as the body’s fuel. This fuel becomes the energy that helps every part of their body to move. The five senses, along with the muscles, heart, brain, and practically the whole body will not be able to function well if the body does not receive specific nutrients that can only be found on solid foods. Healthy kids are never sedentary. They are always on the go, so feeding them with the right types of solid foods will help promote their active lives and prevent malnourishment.

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