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​​Email: NSLHD-Munch&Move@health.nsw.gov.au​ | Phone: (02) 8424 9421​
​Munch & Move has a range of resources available to help services encourage and support the promotion of physical activity, healthy eating and reduced small screen time. 

Join our closed Facebook group for early childhood educators, service directors, and parents and carers from our Munch & Move trained services in Northern Sydney. Members receive updates on healthy eating, active living, resources and webinars.


We also have resources available right here on our website. Select the following links to find resources on that topic: 

​​Breastfeeding Resources

Early childhood education & ca​re services have an important role in supporting mothers to continue to breastfeed, including when returning to work. The following ​​​resources are available to Northern Sydney based services that are part of the Munch & Move program. Contact us for more information. ​


Creating a breastfeeding friendly service

Learn more about creating breastfeeding friendly service by watching our bite-sized video:
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'We are breastfeeding friendly' sticker

Place the 'we are breastfeeding friendly' sticker on your service's window to remind families you are a breastfeeding friendly service (NQS Quality Area 6):


​Encourage and support breastfeeding fact sheet

Share this fact sheet for parents with families to communicate the health benefits of breastfeeding, rights, and tips for mothers (NQS Quality Area 6, Resource for Families):

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Storing breastmilk magnet

This fridge magnet describes the correct procedures for storing and providing breastmilk​. The best position for the magnet is where your service stores expressed breastmilk for your team to refer to when necessary (NQS Quality Area 2).

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Breastfeeding policy insert

Incorporate the items in this insert in your service's existing policies, orientation manual, or parent handbook to strengthen your commitment to support breastfeeding mothers (NQS Quality Area 2 & 6, NQS Standard 5.1.2).

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Transitioning textures for infants

Use this tip sheet as a guide for transitioning infants (birth to 1 year) onto solid food. Examples of appropriate foods are listed (NQS Quality Area 2 & 6, Resource for Nursery Educators and Families).

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Policy templates

Use the NSW Munch & Move policy templates to help your service develop or update policies. 

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  • Under the 'Breastfeeding' tab, look ​for:
    • Sample breastfeeding policy
    • Sample breastfeeding support plan
  • Under the 'Healthy Eating' tab, look for:
    • Sample nutrition policy

​Healthy Eating Resources

A number of resources are available to assist services encourage and promote healthy eating and nutrition:

Small Bites for Big Steps Videos

Our 'small bites for big steps​' videos provide educators, parents and carers with information and practical tips to support children (birth to 5 years) get the healthiest start to life. The following​​ are healthy eating related videos from the series:


​Caring for children - birth to 5 years

The Caring for Children resource provides practical information for cooks, directors and educators to meet the food and nutrition needs of children aged from ​​​birth to five years, whilst in care.

Healthy food for babies and toddlers

Use the healthy food for babies and toddlers resource to help guide you provide healthy food at your service and/or at home.

Transitioning textures for infants

Use this tip sheet as a guide for transitioning infants (birth to 1 year) onto solid food. Examples of appropriate foods are listed (NQS Quality Area 2 & 6, Resource for Nursery Educators and Families).

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Policy templates

Use the NSW Munch & Mov​e policy templates to help your service develop or update policies. 

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  • Under the 'Breastfeeding' tab, look ​for:
    • Sample breastfeeding policy
    • Sample breastfeeding support plan
  • Under the 'Healthy Eating' tab, look for:
    • Sample nutrition policy


More Munch & Move Resources

For more resources to assist​ your service support healthy eating and nutrition:

​Physical Activity Resources

​​Use these resources to promote physical activity in your service:

Small Bites for Big Steps Videos

Our 'small bites for big steps​' videos provide educators, parents and carers with information and practical tips to support children (birth to 5 years) get the healthiest start to life. Visit the following video showcases for physical activity related videos:
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Group 1

Nursery Showcase

Promoting Physical Activity for Babies ​

Swaying and Rocking

​Tummy Time ​

Eye Tracking

​Rolling

​Crawling

​Walking​ 

Group 2

Toddler Showcase

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24 movement guidelines

​Promoting Locomotor Skills

​Promoting Stability Skills

​Strength

​Vestibular System

Group 3

​Preschool Showcase


24 hour movement guidelines ​

Fundamental Movement Skills: Teaching Moments

​Fundamental Movement Skills: Locomotor ​

Fundamental Movement Skills: Manipulative

​Stability Skills

​Indoor active play

​Promoting Social Skills through play ​

Self-regulation through active play​​

​In addition to the above videos, we also have physical activity videos related to the transition from care to school that may assit your service support children​​ make the move:

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Mini moves activity pack

​Our Mini Moves Activity Pack has been designed to assist Early Childhood Educators in teaching Fundamental Movement Skills (FMS) to children (aged 2 – 5 years) in a fun and engaging way.

The Mini Moves resource includes 36 activity cards designed for easy use by educators with no experience teaching FMS. Start  using the resource now!

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​FMS whiteboard planner​​​

The FMS of the Week Planner can be used to help monitor the different fundamental movement skills practised in services and to note observations and planned experiences.


How to use the FMS of the week planner:
  1. Print the Planner on A3​, laminate and fix it to a wall.
  2. Use a whiteboard marker to fill in the focus FMS for that week (or fortnight).
  3. Note planned experiences that will support the focus skill that week (or fortnight).
  4. Make observations to inform future program planning / documentation.
  5. Place a tick next to the FMS when taught, leave tick to show which skills have been practiced so far.

Fundamental Mov​ement skills in action

​Fundamental movement skills are the building blocks for movement. They are the skills which children need to participate successfully in all types of games, physical activities and sports. Help your children develop their fundamental movement skills with help from this NSW Munch & Move resource​​; look in the 'physical activity tab' for this resource.

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The 12 Days of Fitness

A fun action song physical activity resource to help get kids up, moving and practising the Fundamental Movement Skills. Use the resource each day as a countdown to Christmas:

Policy templates

Use the NSW ​Munch & Mov​e policy templates to help your service develop or update policies. Look in the 'physical activity tab' for the 'Sample Physical Activity and Screen Time Policy:

More Munch & Move Resources

For more resources to assist​​ your service support physical activity:

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