I Move We Move - Good For Kids - NSW Government

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What will I Move We Move cover?
The I Move We Move Physical Activity Resource Kit focuses on the Good for Kids key message
of ‘Get active, get out and play’. I Move We Move complements the Good for Kids Nutrition
Resource Package and nutrition training for Children's Services in provided in 2007 and 2008.
Together, nutrition and physical activity form an integral part of a healthy lifestyle that can be
supported by Children's Services.
I Move We Move has been developed in partnership with early childhood and infant movement
specialists. This resource aims to support early childhood staff to encourage and promote fun and
developmentally appropriate physically active play experiences and to support the development of
fundamental movement skills of children in their care. This resource also supports early childhood
services to develop and implement policies and practices to limit small screen recreation (watching
of TV, computers and DVDs) and sedentary behaviours.
I Move We Move provides early education and care services with practical information and fresh
ideas to promote physical activity including:
• Policy and teaching and learning practices (Section Two)
• Engaging and communicating with families on physical activity (Section Two)
• Information on considerations specific to supporting physical activity and movement skills
development in the early childhood education and care setting (Section Three)
• Supporting and promoting physically active play throughout the day (Section Four)
• Assisting children to develop fundamental movement skills (Section Five)
• Extending your active early childhood environment (Section Six)
• Considering limits on children’s sedentary small screen time through the adoption of policies and
practices (Section Seven)
How does I Move We Move support the Children's Services Regulation
2004?
The Children's Services Regulation 200411 is in place to ensure that children who attend centrebased
services are safe, provided with appropriate care and exposed to an appropriate educational
environment. I Move We Move helps to support your service to meet aspects of the Regulation
concerned with physical development and small screen recreation.
I Move We Move will do this by providing Children's Services with:
• Practical physical activity and small screen recreation learning experiences and ideas that can be
included in the daily program
• Information on developing physical activity and small screen recreation policies to support early
childhood services
The Regulation is currently under review with a new regulation expected to take effect during 2010 12 .
Although I Move We Move has been developed under the current Regulation, if necessary the
Good for Kids program will adapt our strategy to continue to support physical activity in Children's
Services in a manner that is consistent with the new Regulation.
I Move We Move, The Guide Edition 1 August 2009
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