In Lincolnshire, speech and language tops many early years practitioners' list of concerns, followed closely by writing skills, while children's centre teams have also identified obesity as a major problem. However, a team in Boston is now working in partnership with a local school to support home learning and healthy living.
A reception class teacher from Old Leake Primary and Nursery School worked with a teacher from Old Leake Children's Centre to plan a four-week programme of cooking sessions for the reception class children, their parents and siblings.
In each session, the parents helped their child make a simple recipe. Initially they were encouraged to support their child through modelling the skills involved, and later to have the confidence to allow their child to complete the tasks as independently as possible. This proved daunting for some parents who would never have dreamt of allowing their four-year-old to grate cheese or chop vegetables with a sharp knife. However, with support and reassurance, all the children had fun developing new skills and completing all the tasks successfully.
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