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A worry Chart
Keep this handy so that you can assess a sick child.
Early Childhood Education
This page contains resources and local contact information that you can view and use. It is targeted at people working with children aged under 5 in Hawke's Bay.
Use the tabs at the side for topic areas to navigate.
Hawke's Bay District Health Board has constructued this page to support those working in Early Childhood as a accessible resource. We will endavour to keep it up to date. Please use the "submit a revison" button for any feedback, updates or suggestions.
HBDHB cannot be responsible for material which is posted onto other websites which are linked to this one. If you are concerned that material here is inappropriate for whatever reason, please use the "submit a revision" button to let us know.
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ECE Hui 2018 Support Services Directory - Hawkes Bay
Resource for the November 2018 ECE Hauora Hui co-ordinated by HBDHB and MoE detailing services, supports and contacts for the under 5's sector.
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Taonga Mokopuna
Fanataistic video learning series from the Healthy Communities Team at Regional Public Health ‘Taonga Mokopuna video learning series’ designed to reduce the spread of illness and keep centre environments healthy.
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Communciable Disease Information Sheets
Information about a number of communicable diseases, their signs and symptoms and treatment
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Active Play Guidelines
Sit Less, Move More, Sleep Well
These Guidelines provide population health advice to support health practitioners, early childhood educators, regional sports trusts and others who provide advice to parents, caregivers and whānau or families on physical activity for children under five years of age.
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Let's Play Every Day
The Health Promotion Agency has a campaign to get everyone moving and having fun.
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Active Movement Activity Guides
Sport NZ provide brochures providing a variety of fun activities to get little children moving.
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Sport Hawke's Bay
Sport Hawke's Bay has an ambition to get more people more active more often. Click here to see how Sport HB can support your children.
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Healthy Eating and Teeth ECE Flipchart
A resoruce tool for teachers about nutrition and healthy food so knowledge can be applied within their early childhood education centres, Te Kōhanga Reo, or playcentres.
Suggestions of healthy food choices and portion sizes suitable for children from 0 – 5 years old.
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Writing a Health Report
When you open a new Centre, you will need to submit a Health Report to the Ministry of Education. Click here to learn how the process works.
For more information around arranging a Health Report contact: Health Protection on (06) 834 1815.
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Health report assessment form
Example template for the Health asessment report for Centre based ECE services
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Cleaning and disinfecting recommendations for ECEs
A high level of hygiene must be maintained throughout the centre at all times to prevent the spread of germs (micro-organisms such as bacteria, viruses and protozoa).
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Illness exclusion policy
Policy information on exclusion due to illness
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Illness log template
Template for reporting illness case logs in centres
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Order FREE Smokefree signs for your ECE
Early childhood centres must take all reasonably practical steps to make sure that no one smokes on the premises at any time, and that signage is prominently displayed. These signs should be at (or immediately inside) every entrance to the school and the outer entrance to every building or enclosed area forming part of the premises. Click here to order signs FREE from the Health Promotion agency.
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Smokefree environments in Early Childhoood
Under the Smoke-free Environments Act schools, kura kaupapa, early childhood education centres, and kōhanga reo must be smokefree - indoors and out, 24/7. This site includes information specific to schools and early childhood environments.
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B4 School Check - Information for Early Learning Services
The free B4 School Check is an opportunity for early childhood educators and health professionals to work together to support the health, development and wellbeing of young children by identifying
and following up on any health or development issues before the child starts school.
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Vision and Hearing screening information for Early Childhood Educators
Four-year-old children are screened for hearing problems and some vision problems. This routine screening is part of the B4 School Check.
Most vision and hearing screening is conducted by Vision Hearing Technicians (VHTs) who areemployed by District Health Boards. They are trained specifically for this role and conduct screening in schools, early childhood education centres and other community settings such as Plunket rooms or doctors’ clinics.
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Wellchild Newsletter Nov 2019
Quarterly update of services, information and promotions for children under 5 in Hawkes Bay
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Community Oral Health Services
Details about the community oral health (dental service)