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Child Care News for Parents & Carers
August 28, 2019 |
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Kia ora, this week how early childhood services work to prevent gastro outbreaks, and 20 beautiful books that celebrate dads, just in time for Father's Day.
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Gastro prevention in child care
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There's nothing fun about gastroenteritis. This highly-contagious bowel infection causes nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, fever, and stomach pain, and it can spread like wildfire when hygiene standards slip.
There is good news, though. NZ researchers have found that by quickly reporting gastro outbreaks, early childhood education (ECE) services, rest homes, and hospitals have succeeded in both reducing the number of people getting gastro and reducing the length of gastro outbreaks.
As well as reporting outbreaks, ECE services also work hard to prevent the spread of gastroenteritis amongst their children and staff, so let's look at how gastro is spread and what ECE services do to prevent this.
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20 children's books starring dads
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Father's Day is just around the corner, put 1 September in your diary, and this is a great time for dads and children to cuddle up and share a story.
A book is the gift that keeps on giving, so whether you buy or borrow, here are 20 titles that celebrate dads and reward young readers.
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