Children's oral health is really important. Here at Highfield Nursery School we spend time teaching the children about their teeth and how to clean their mouths well. Our tooth-brushing program is part of our curriculum to promote healthy habits. Parents/carers are encouraged to sing the "Toothpaste song" with their children for fun toothbrushing when at home. Please also take advantage of the information on this page to also support you, and please speak to your child's class teacher if you have any further questions.

Toothpaste song.

(Tune ‘sing a song of sixpence’)

Sing a song of toothpaste,

Squeeze it on our brush,

Clean them in the morning,

There’s no need to rush,

Clean them in the evening,

Makes them shining bright,

Round and round, up and down,

What a smiling sight!

Click here to read through a leaflet from 'my smile' with top tips for toothbrushing.

Click here for advice on how to spark your child's interest in toothbrushing and how to remain positive during the learning experience.

Click here for a monthly brushing chart parents/carers can use at home.

At Highfield we recognise that a birthday is a very special time for young children, and we want to ensure it is celebrated in an enjoyable, healthy and tooth friendly way. We do this by:

• Singing ‘Happy Birthday’ to the birthday child whilst they wear the birthday cake hat and talk about their special day

We ask parents/carers to try not to bring in any cake or unhealthy treats to celebrate birthdays. Healthy, tooth-friendly treats are welcome, such as fresh fruit that the children do not often have, for example, strawberries or blueberries. Non-food items are also permitted, for example, stickers or small stationery items.

Any cake or treats that are not tooth-friendly will be sent home at the end of the session, where you can choose the best time to give this to your child. We would encourage this to be as part of a meal.

For any celebrations where we provide food or food-based activities in between meals, such as when celebrating Christmas, Pancake Day, Easter, Eid, Chinese New Year etc.-we will ensure that the food and drink will be balanced with tooth friendly snacks, i.e. fresh fruit/vegetables and savoury items, with milk or water to drink.