Aspiring Beginnings Early Learning Centre has received the whanau (silver) Healthy Heart Award.
The award encourages early childhood education services to promote healthy eating and physical activity to under fives and their families. The children at the centre have been practising their balance and learning to ride bikes to develop motor skills through physical activity and to keep their hearts healthy. They have learnt about healthy eating in their edible garden, through hosting a Healthy Heart Whanau Breakfast, and in making relish to sell at the local A&P show. “The Healthy Heart Award strongly reflects our passion for educating children and their families about the importance of a healthy lifestyle, and from an early age,” senior teacher Jen Rawson said.
“It is just fabulous to see and hear the children’s excitement when making their own healthy heart choices at meal times. “