Oral Health

The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) states that settings must promote good oral health for children who attend their setting.

Oral health is important, even with baby teeth.  Children's baby teeth:

• Help them to bite and chew
• Support speech and language development
• Help them to feel confident when they smile
• Make space for and help to guide adult teeth

At nursery we actively promote good oral health by:

• Building it into our curriculum
• Inviting dental nurses into the setting
• Promote World Oral Health Day
• Provide resources for children to practice cleaning large model teeth
• Provide books and stories about looking after our teeth
• Provide Parents/Carers with oral hygiene information