Objectives Children's centres are expected to contribute towards tackling childhood obesity and boosting family health and wellbeing. Elland Children's Centre is one of three centres in Calderdale that have developed services to boost local families' understanding of nutrition, diet and exercise.
What was done The centre aims to start promoting good nutrition and a healthy diet for babies as early as possible. It runs a breastfeeding support group to encourage new mums to breastfeed and stick with it. This includes providing advice from breastfeeding peer support workers and home visits.
All families with new babies are given a weaning pack, including equipment and information. The community nursery nurse also covers weaning and advice on feeding in Small Steps sessions.
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