Director/Coordinator Book HW1The most detailed of all the Guidelines resources. Provides practical information and advice on early childhood healthy eating and physical activity, how to develop nutrition and physical activity policies and ways to support and encourage staff, carers and families. Includes each of the four Get Up & Grow books.

Format: A4 Spiral bound, 221pages

Staff and Carer Book HW2

Provides practical information and advice on early childhood healthy eating and physical activity to all staff and carers in early childhood settings.

Format: B5, 84 pages

Cooking for Children Book HW3

Provides information and advice on early childhood nutrition, menu planning and food safety. Contains delicious and nutritious recipes for settings and families.

Format: B5 Spiral bound, 82 pages

Family Book HW4

Provides families with practical information and advice to support healthy eating and encourage physical activity in young children.

Format: B5, 76 pages

Get Up & Grow Posters

Six* posters for early childhood settings to encourage healthy eating and physical activity in young children. Features key messages from the Get Up & Grow resources and beautiful early childhood pictures.

Format: Full colour A3 posters

Get Up & Grow Brochures

Fourteen* full colour brochures covering the essential healthy eating and physical activity topics to support settings, staff and families. Features key messages from the Get Up & Grow resources and beautiful early childhood pictures.

Format: Full colour DL Brochures

Get Up & Grow Stickers

Four full colour stickers for early childhood settings

Sticker 1 Children need a challenge: Adventurous outdoor play is part of their learning and development

Sticker 2 We limit screen-time: Limiting screen-time means more opportunities for active play!

Sticker 3 Breastfeeding- friendly zone

Sticker 4 It’s hand-washing time!

Get Up & Grow CD-ROM HW27

Contains each of the Get Up & Grow Brochures and information inserts on healthy eating and physical activity for settings to include in newsletters.

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on 1800 020 103 (ext. 8654), or by emailing health@nationalmailing.com.au

* see back page for complete list of posters and brochures

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For more information

Raising Children Network

www.raisingchildren.net.au

Infant formula

Infant formula for settings

When you take your baby to an early childhood

setting, you will also need to take some formula.

Make sure that you explain your baby’s normal

feeding routine to early childhood staff or carers.

Each day, provide the setting with clean bottles

and teats, and in a separate container, enough

pre-measured powdered formula for each feed.

Label everything with the date, your child’s

name and the amount of water with which the

formula is to be mixed.

Some settings may prefer you to provide the

water as well. If so, fill each bottle with the

correct amount of pre-boiled cooled water. Keep

the correct amount of powdered formula needed

for each bottle separate, and label with your

child’s name and the date.

It is not safe to prepare infant formula at home

and transport it to the setting, as bacteria can

grow in pre-made formula.

Some helpful tips for planning ahead

• Whenyouhavetimetocook,maketwiceasmuchasyouneedandfreezetheextraportionsforanothermeal.

• Stockthepantrywithafewusefulingredients,suchastomato-basedpastasauces,stockpowder,pasta,rice,couscous,bakedbeansandcannedfoodsliketuna,salmon,tomatoes,corn,beansandchickpeas.

• Stockthefridgeandfreezerwiththingslikecheese,eggsandfrozenvegetablesandstirfrymixes.

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For more meal and snack ideas

Dietitians Association of Australiawww.daa.asn.au

Food ideas for busy parentsSnacks

Snacksarejustasimportantasmealsforchildren’snutrition.Threemealsandtwosnacksadayisidealforyoungchildren.Mostfoodsofferedatmealscanalsobeofferedassnacks.Themostcommonsuitablesnacksincludebreadsandcereals,fruit,andmilk-baseddrinks.Snacksdonothavetobelarge,justnutritious.

Trysomeofthesesnackideas:• Oneortwobiscuitswithcheese

• Apieceoffreshfruit

• Smallbowloftinnedorstewedfruit

• Smallglassoffruitsmoothie

• Smalltubofyoghurt

• Afewvegetablesticks(foryoungchildren,steamvegetablesuntilsoft)

Include a variety of foods in your child’s lunchbox from day to day. Make sure that the foods packed in the lunchbox are from the basic food groups.

• Breads and cereals – bread, crackers, rice, pasta, noodles and other grains• Vegetables and legumes – fresh or cooked vegetables; beans, chickpeas and lentils• Fruit – fresh or canned • Milk, cheese, yoghurt and/or alternatives• Lean meat, poultry, fish, eggs, nuts and legumes

If you are packing any foods that need refrigeration (such as cheese, yoghurt, milk or cooked eggs or meat), use an insulated lunch bag with a frozen water bottle inside. This will keep the lunch cool and prevent it from spoiling.

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For more meal and snack ideas Dietitians Association of Australia

www.daa.asn.au

Lunchbox ideas: Meals for early

childhood settings

Drinks

The best drink for your child is water. Include a water bottle in your child’s lunchbox every day.

What not to includeSweet drinks such as soft drink, flavoured mineral water, flavoured milk, cordial, fruit drink and fruit juice are ‘sometimes foods’. They do not provide much nutrition and can fill children up, leading to a decreased appetite for healthier foods. Sweet drinks can also lead to tooth decay and weight gain, and are not part of a healthy lunchbox.

Checklist for preparing your return to work � Ask your workplace about where you can express breastmilk, access a refrigerator for storing your breastmilk, and whether you can take short breaks whenever you need to express milk.

� Practise expressing milk with your chosen method.

� Make sure your baby will take a bottle (or can drink from a cup, if old enough).

� Make sure you have at least a two-day supply of bottles – one day’s worth to express milk into, one day’s worth to send with your baby to the early childhood setting, and perhaps some extras (you may have extra milk, which you can freeze for another time).

� Purchase two insulated containers and freezer bricks – one for putting milk in for the early childhood setting and one for bringing your expressed milk home from work.

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For further help and adviceRaising Children Networkwww.raisingchildren.net.auAustralian Breastfeeding Association

1800 MUM 2 MUM (1800 686 2 686)www.breastfeeding.asn.au

Breastfeeding and returning to work

Planning screen-timeReducing the amount of time your child spends

viewing television or computer screens may

mean developing a plan regarding screen-time,

and keeping to it. This may include:• Not placing screens in play spaces

and bedrooms.• Not allowing screens to be viewed during

meal and play times. • For children over two years, only turning

the television on for specific programs,

rather than having the television on in the

background. This means that your child isn’t

watching screens unnecessarily. Encouraging your child to help with household

tasks, such as tidying up clothes and toys or

unpacking the shopping, is another way to break

up long periods of inactivity. Not only does it get

your child moving, it will help you out too! Plans that reduce non-productive inactivity

for the whole family will help everyone to form

healthy habits.

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Decisions about down timeA balancing act

‘Encouraging your child to help with household tasks ... is another way to break up long periods of inactivity.’*Draft recommendations subject to endorsement

by the Australian Health Ministers’ Conference.

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the gEt Up & gROw: Healthy eating and physical activity for early childhood resources are an initiative of the australian Government and were developed by a consortium of the Centre for Community Child Health (a department of the Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne and a key research centre of the Murdoch Children’s Research institute), Nutrition & Food Services at the Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne, and early Childhood australia.

The resources are designed to be used in a wide range of early childhood settings by families, staff and carers, and to support a consistent, national approach to childhood nutrition and physical activity.

These healthy eating and physical activity resources are based on two key national health documents that focus on children, namely:

• The Dietary Guidelines for Children and Adolescents in Australia incorporating The Infant Feeding Guidelines for Health Workers (2003), and

• The Draft National Physical Activity Recommendations for Children 0 to 5 years.

The Get Up & Grow resources recognises the rich cultural and religious diversity in Australia and the important needs of young children.

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Get Up & Grow Posters: Less is best for screen time HW14 Water - a healthy and essential drink HW15 Your baby’s first foods HW16 Learning through active play HW17 Finding new flavours HW18 Travel the active way HW19

Get Up & Grow Brochures: Lunchbox ideas HW5 Breastfeeding and returning to work HW6 Infant Formula HW7 Food ideas for busy parents HW8 First foods - childcare food HW9 Importance of drinking water HW10 Getting out and about HW11 Decisions about downtime HW12 Keeping children on the move HW13 The role of parents HW20 First foods - food from home HW21 The importance of active play HW22 Positive eating practices HW23 Developing movement skills HW24