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Westfield Nursery School
Westfield Road Dunstable Bedfordshire LU6 1DL Tel: 01582 608650 Email: [email protected] Head Teacher - Mrs Elizabeth Collins |
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AGES AND STAGES-CHILD Development
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At age two children should have a vocabulary of 50 words and understand 200-500 words
At three years children can use up to 300 words and put 4-5 words together to make sentence
(Universally Speaking)
At three years children can use up to 300 words and put 4-5 words together to make sentence
(Universally Speaking)
Children should stop using a dummy during the daytime between 3-4 months old and at night time around 12 months of age. Problems of prolonged use of a dummy include being less able to communicate, speech may become unclear, tooth growth may be affected. (www.goodtoknow.co.uk/ www.supernanny.co.uk)
Children should not be using a bottle after 18 months of age. Problems of prolonged bottle use include weight gain and tooth decay. (American Academy of Paediatrics)
Most children will be ready to toilet train between 18 months and 3 years of age. Use our potty training guide on the website to support potty training.
Usually children will want to bin the buggy between 2 and 3 years of age. Prolonged use of the buggy can lead to problems of obesity and lack of exercise. There is an important lesson in young children learning to hold hands and cross roads safely. (www.theworkingparent.com) (We do know some of our families walk a very long way to get to Nursery and in this case a buggy may be necessary!)
Children aged 2 to 5 years of age should be having no more than I hour of screen time in 24 hours. (www.nhs.uk)
Children 3-4 years of age should be physically active for at least 180 minutes a day with at least 60 minutes moderate to vigorous activity. (www.nhs.uk)
Childern 3-4 years of age should be getting 10-13 hours of good quality sleep. (www.nhs.uk)
Children should move onto solid foods at six months of age, progress to a variety of textures. (www.nhs.uk) .
To encourage a good variety in your child's diet
-give new foods from time to time
-make meal time positive
-strive to provide a range of foods
https://feedingbytes.com/
To encourage a good variety in your child's diet
-give new foods from time to time
-make meal time positive
-strive to provide a range of foods
https://feedingbytes.com/
