Oral Health

                                    Health procedures

                                       Oral health

Our setting provides care for children and promotes health through promoting oral health and hygiene, encouraging healthy eating, healthy snacks and tooth brushing.

·         Fresh drinking water is available at all times and easily accessible.

·         Sugary drinks are not served

·         Only water and milk are served with morning snack.

·         Children are offered healthy nutritious snacks.

·         We include dentist details on our application forms and discuss oral hygiene as part of our care

·         We will follow up any poor dental hygiene in children as a possible safeguarding concern

·         Oral hygiene activities are included regularly in planning

·         Parents are advised to stop using dummies/pacifiers once their child is at our setting and we share the affects it has on speech and teeth.