Nursery World - Level 3 Diploma for the Children and Young People's Workforce part 15: Promote children's physical activity and movement skills

This optional unit aims to give early years practitioners the confidence to model physical activities and encourage children to develop a life-long love of being active Mary Evans.

Physical activity and movement skills are vital areas of a child's development as they impact on health and well being and interconnect with other areas of development too.

The optional unit in the Level 3 Diploma, 'Promote young children's physical activity and movement skills', explores in depth the role of the early years practitioner in supporting this.

'This is an important unit, especially now that we are very focused on healthy living,' says Gary Simpson, lead for Quality Learning and Development at the London Early Years Foundation (LEYF). 'In the sector there is an emphasis on nutrition and maintaining a healthy diet, but we need to consider physical activity too.

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