Unit 1.1: Support healthy lifestyles for children through the provision of food and nutrition

1. Understand the impact of food and nutrition on children’s health and development

• 1.1 Explain what is meant by healthy eating
• 1.2 Evaluate national and local initiatives which promote healthy eating
• 1.3 Describe food and drink requirements in relation to current frameworks

Understand how food choices impact on health and development during pre-pregnancy, pregnancy and breastfeeding

• 2.1 Explain the impact on health and development of food choices during: pre-pregnancy, pregnancy, breastfeeding

3. Understand the nutritional needs of children

• 3.1 Explain the nutritional value of the main food groups
• 3.2 Use current government guidance to identify the nutritional needs of babies until they are fully weaned
• 3.3 Explain how to plan a weaning programme
• 3.4 Discuss the nutritional requirements of children aged: 1-2 years, 2-3 years, 3-5 years, 5-7 years
• 3.5 Explain strategies to encourage healthy eating

4. Understand the impact of poor diet on children’s health and development

• 4.1 Explain the impacts of poor diet on children’s health and development in the: short term, long term

5. Understand individuals’ dietary requirements and preferences

• 5.1 Identify reasons for: special dietary requirements, keeping and sharing, coherent records with regard to special dietary requirements
• 5.2 Explain the role of the Early Years practitioner in meeting children’s individual dietary requirements and preferences
• 5.3 Describe benefits of working in partnership with parents/carers in relation to special dietary requirements

6. Be able to support healthy eating in own setting

• 6.1 Plan an activity to support healthy eating in own setting
• 6.2 Implement an activity to support healthy eating in own setting
• 6.3 Reflect on own role when supporting healthy eating in own setting
• 6.4 Make recommendations for healthy eating in own setting