Preps breakfast & afternoon tea support plan

This is an exemplar plan outlining support for prep children, new to the OSHC centre, around food service for morning and afternoon. This plan is specific in its intentionality and is accurately linked to the NQF outcomes 1.1 and 3.2.

Plan Type

Support Plan

Intentionality

Use effective routines to make predicted transitions, sense and respond to a feeling of belonging. This will be achieved through helping the children develop a routine for eating at the centre, and working with them to develop this so that they feel comfortable and have a sense of belonging.

Children that are happy, healthy, safe and connected to others, show an increased awareness of healthy lifestyles and good nutrition. This plan will help the preps develop this by encouraging them to eat a nutritious breakfast/afternoon tea each day, while providing support to them to achieve successful outcomes.

NQF Outcomes

1.1 Children feel safe, secure and supported

3.2 Children take increasing responsibility for their own health and physical wellbeing

Activity Description

To help new prep children settle into the breakfast and afternoon tea routine I will be supporting them through the entire process. This includes washing and drying hands, waiting with them in line, getting them to tell me what they want to eat and helping them order at the counter.

Some children need me to order food for them at this point. Over the course of the term I will slowly decrease my involvement until they can confidently and independently order their own food.

I will be supporting each child and keep a record of how they are progressing over time. I will cross check with the roll to make sure that all the preps have had an opportunity to eat. I will implement this plan daily with the preps that are attending.

It is important for the preps to develop confidence with this system so that they feel comfortable getting food whenever they are at the centre.

Follow Up

Monitoring and follow up with each child will be continuous throughout this planning period. As children become become confident with the process they will be assisted less and less until they no longer require any assistance. A note of the child’s progress to independence will be made on their file and linked to this plan.

Notes

This plan has been implemented at an OSHC centre to assist in transitioning of prep children into the routines of the centre around food service. There has been minor adjustment to this plan to maintain anonymity for the service and children at the centre. Children depicted in the photograph attached to this article are not the subjects of this plan.

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