I see that you have a further news item about how children are notgetting enough vitamin D (online 25 July). There have recently beenseveral news items in Nursery World about this, almost all of them aboutgiving supplements.
As I understand it, there is much more to the problem than that. Forinstance, giving supplements to 'children aged six months to five years'does not tackle the issue of deficiencies in babies. In addition, thenews items all mention 'sun exposure' but do not give any actual adviceabout it.
As it seems to be a fairly important issue, may I suggest you cover itin more detail? Co-workers I've spoken to seem to have little knowledgeof this subject. I think it would be very timely to have a properarticle or a pull-out supplement to help nursery workers. I think thatit should cover issues such as why it is important, what they should doabout the children in their care playing outdoors in the sun (includingblack children), what is an appropriate diet and what to tellparents.
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