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Early years practitioners have a vital role to play in developing healthy eating patterns in young children and advising parents on their children’s diets. This means reflecting not just on what children eat, but also on the utensils and crockery that they use. When it comes to weaning, parents will want to know about age-appropriate cutlery and cups, as well as when and how to introduce solids (see box), while in the nursery, the challenge is to find resources that make mealtimes a pleasurable and social experience for all children.
White melamine crockery, chosen for its practicality and the fact that it showcases the vibrant colours of the foods, is used by children at the Yellow Dot Nursery group of 12 settings in Hampshire.
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