Case study 3
It is coming up to April and the early childhood education and care service where you work traditionally holds an Easter egg hunt within the service’s grounds. The children eagerly look forward to this experience each year, and make Easter egg baskets to collect their eggs in. This year a parent, in the 3-5s room has requested that their child not participate in the egg hunt as they do not allow their child to eat chocolate. The parent also makes comment that they feel this experience contradicts the service’s practices in relation to promoting healthy eating amongst the children and their families.
b) List four ways you could provide information to families about the inclusion of ‘discretionary’ or ‘sometimes’ food items in the service’s program.
For the moment, im thinking about:
- Notice boards
- Letter in the child bag
- Family handbook
- Meetings
Am i on the right path??
Thank you
,