Nurseries and pre-schools that sign up to the scheme must use the Red Book, an innovation that Coventry introduced ahead of recommendations made in the EYFS. In her EYFS review, Dame Clare Tickell urged that practitioners carry out development checks to be included in the Red Book.
Ellie McCann, project manager of the Coventry Healthy Early Years Setting Award, said, 'We're asking all early years settings to routinely check children's Red Books, especially to check what immunisations children have had and help to identify any areas where there are signs of developmental delay.
'When children have developmental checks, it's important that the early years setting is aware to see how they can build on children's overall health profile.'
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