Education Sector

Information for early learning services, kohanga reo, kura and schools

Learn about actions the education sector can take to improve health and wellbeing to improve student, staff, parents, family, whānau and school community health and wellbeing:

How We Can Help

Our Education team works with early learning services and schools/kura to promote a range of health and wellbeing areas which contribute to improved outcomes for the health and wellbeing of their whanau, staff and tamariki.  For example, we help schools and early learning services to develop healthy food and water-only (and plain milk) educational environments.

Our Health Protection team provide advice and recommendations to early learning services at the licensing stage to ensure they meet the required health and safety requirements. The main areas they focus on include immunisation registers, food hygiene, safety and suitability of play equipment, general cleanliness and upkeep of the centre. They also guide and support schools and early learning services to prevent and control infectious disease outbreaks.

Learn more about...

• Building Blocks for Hauora for Early Learning Services
• Achieving Breastfeeding Friendly Accreditation for your centre
• Becoming a water-only school
• Healthy Active Learning – Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand

The following documents are available to guide schools and early learning services to create healthy food and drinks environments and policies.

• Healthy Active Leaning Ministry of Education
• Healthy Food and Drinks Guidance- Schools
• Healthy Food and Drinks Guidance -Early Learning Services
• Healthy Food and Drinks Toolkit -Schools
• Healthy Food and Drinks Toolkit -Early Learning Services