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Title here. Safe, Fit and Healthy. June O’Sullivan MBE CEO London Early Years Foundation. If you knew that you could do something that would change a child’s life what would you do?. Our ambition. Changing the world, one child at a time.

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  1. Title here Safe, Fit and Healthy June O’Sullivan MBE CEO London Early Years Foundation

  2. If you knew that you could do something that would change a child’s life what would you do?

  3. Our ambition Changing the world, one child at a time

  4. The complexities of working with young children is often misunderstood. However, nurseries are places where the consequences of wider socio-economic issues are first felt for example the implications of poor nutrition on the long-term health and welfare of our children.

  5. What’s the Problem? • 25% of British children are overweight by the time they start Primary School. • 11.2% of 4 -5 years olds are obese ( 2 stone overweight) • There is a 40 to 70% chance children will become obese adults. • Annual diet related illness costs NHS £5.8billion • Childhood obesity related illnesses e.g. asthma costs £51m per year.

  6. Action Research For Engagement

  7. Safe Fit and Healthy

  8. Nutrition At LEYF: Train the Chef’s Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.Benjamin Franklin “Food Procurement and Cooking for Early Years Level 2 Accredited by Cache

  9. Nutrition at LEYF: Train the Staff

  10. Support Parents LEYF Pedagogical Conversation

  11. Let’s Harness Pester Power

  12. Physical Development Crawling Rolling Tumbling Rocking Jumping Sliding Swinging Spinning Dancing Balancing Digging

  13. What is the LEYF Urban Outdoor Learning? • Passionate about nature and the environment • Championing outdoors play • Out in all weathers • Suitable clothing • Learning to stay healthy • Learning to take risks • Mud Kitchens • Fire Pit and cooking outdoors • Using recycled materials • Growing from window boxes to allotments • Exploring local community spaces

  14. Nudge Some Behaviour Change

  15. Create a Healthy Environment

  16. Make Children Our Fitness Champions

  17. Credible Leaders People want leaders who are credible. Credibility is the foundation of leadership” Kouzes (2003) pg 32

  18. Dare to Disagree Shout Out For What’s Right

  19. Lead The Change

  20. “One can never consent to creep when one feels an impulse to soar.”Helen Keller For more information contact: June O’Sullivan MBE Chief Executive 020 7592 3601 www.leyf.org.uk/blog twitter.com/juneosullivan flickr.com/leyf www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/june-osullivan-mbe

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