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Rhiannon - Explain the role of the early years practitioner in meeting childrens individual dietary requirements and preferences

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Rhiannon - Explain the role of the early years practitioner in meeting childrens individual dietary requirements and preferences

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As an early years practitioner we need to make sure we are up to date with each child’s dietary requirements and preferences as they may be to do with relieving or allergies. It is also important incase that child is a anaphylactic to a certain food.

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5.2) before child enters the setting, parents must provide the information about childs special dietary requirements such as any allergies.
EYP must keep record of childs dietary need.
Must have policy and procedure to follow that needs to be met with a chil that has a special diet.
staff must be aware of childs beleifs and choices.
EYP must create mats with a childs photo and their choices or beliefs so there were no confusion.

5.3) it is important for everyone that by finding about children individual needs that setting cares about every child and respects their wishes or even parents wishes.
medical conditions e.g allergies avoided and that child is safe.
children could be fussy eaters or did not eaten breakfast or lunch so that parents were aware.
difficulties that a child might have around meal time.

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Rhiannon - Describe benefits of working in partnership with parents/caters in relation to special dietary guidance

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Rhiannon - Describe benefits of working in partnership with parents/caters in relation to special dietary guidance

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Benefits of working together with parents with dietary guidance are to make sure that the child is not having something they’re not meant to have, such as not having things because they’re vegetarian or vegan or weather it’s for religious beliefs

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Early years practitioners should check meals before they are served and make sure that there is nothing the child shouldn't be eating. Its also important to communicate regularly to the cook and make sure they know what the babies or children can eat. Its also important to make sure that the practitioners to make sure that no child is felt left out and getting the same experience in trying new food and instead find another alternative for them. Making sure that the children get the right meals and their dietary requirements and preferences are not forgotten e.g put their food on another colored plate so they do the practitioners that the meal is meant for a specific child
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Working with parents helps EYP by telling them what allergies and preference's they have so they are able to avoid any meals for the baby or child which may contain those foods. It also helps because the parent/carer may suggest options for snacks and meals that the children can eat/try as well as any alternatives they could eat instead.

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Question 1, working with parents.

-parents are the key to finding out about children’s dietary requirements. they can let you know wether the foods their child can’t eat are preferences, a mild allergy, a severe allergy or religious reasons etc. it’s important to know why the child can’t have certain foods.

Question 2, role of the EYP meeting children’s dietary needs.

-the EYP needs to know every child’s food requirements and keep track of them. the requirements need to be placed near where food is prepared in the classroom. the EYP can then make sure which child can have certain foods or not. it’s good to present it as a photo & name of the child with the food they cannot have underneath. it’s good to have this as well as printed copies or copies on the computer.

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The benefits of working in partnership with parents/carers in relation to special dietary requirements is that parents can explain to the EYP what the child’s condition is like so what they can and can’t eat and have alternative foods.

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1) Early years practitioners has to make sure that all the children has the same type of meal but if they are halal or have dietary requirements then the cook has to make sure they make those meals for them. Also, babies may need their food purified so the cook will have to do this for them to eat it.

2) The benefits of working in partnership with parents in that everyone including the cook, practitioners and manager has to know if the child's dietary requirements has changed so they know what changes to make in their drinks like milk if they are lactose and in their food if they are halal or have any requirements.

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Having good working relationships with the child’s parent and carers

Making sure you are offering babies bottles of milk

Record the child’s intake of food and drink

Report any concerns

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Explain the role of the Early Years Practitioner in meeting children’s individual dietary requirements and preferences 

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Explain the role of the Early Years Practitioner in meeting children’s individual dietary requirements and preferences 

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Describe benefits of working in partnership with parents/carers in relation to special dietary requirements 

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Describe benefits of working in partnership with parents/carers in relation to special dietary requirements 