This prime area of learning involves providing opportunities for young children to be active and interactive and to develop their co‐ordination, control, and movement. Children need to be helped to understand the importance of physical activity and to make healthy choices in relation to food.

At Kids Kingdom, children have the opportunity to use different sized equipment inside and outside every day. They are encouraged to take risks, learning how to keep themselves safe, for example, when climbing or using tools such as scissors. We support parents to provide a range of healthy snacks every day and children have the opportunity to cook and prepare food through our planned activities. Here at Kids Kingdom, we strive to run a healthy childcare environment which promotes healthy eating, if you are unsure what to provide in your child’s snack/lunch box, please speak to your child’s teacher or the setting manager.

What you can do to help your child:

• Allow your child to safely use tools such as scissors, or to help you chopping vegetables such as mushrooms and peppers.
• Talk about the food you eat at home, what is healthy and what is an occasional treat. Discuss other ways of staying healthy such as getting enough sleep or drinking plenty of water
• Find different ways for your child to move when they are going home—can they hop or skip some of the way?
• Go to the park regularly—it gives your child space to explore different ways of moving.
• Teach your child to use a knife, fork and spoon.