The Heart Foundation works closely with early learning services and provides educational tools to help teachers educate tamariki about food, nutrition, physical activity, and healthy choices.
2025 professional development sessions
April
Seafood and eat it
We discuss the benefits of eating fish and ways to incorporate seafood into your Early Learning Service menus.
Fish is a rich source of lean protein and contains many nutrients that are important for the growth and development of young bodies. It can also be difficult to successfully incorporate into children's diets. We give you tips and tricks on how to ensure fish meals are eaten up by our youngest critics!
Session times:
Tuesday 1 April 3.30pm to 4.15pm
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Thursday 3 April 7pm to 7.45pm
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May
Let's talk about kai
Some ways we can talk about kai is to describe how it looks, smells and feels using our senses. Your words matter. They can influence how a child acts and feels around food and have an influence on their life-long relationship with food.
Session dates to be confirmed
August
Ways to be active in the winter
We explore the ways to stay active in the winter, including outdoor and indoor activities.
Session dates to be confirmed
November
Slip, slop, slap, seek and slide into summer
We all want our tamariki and early childhood community to be able to learn and play outdoors, but as educators we need to support children and families to know the risks of the sun’s UV rays.
Session dates to be confirmed