This publication provides Ministry of Health’s recommendations on reducing the risk of food-related choking in early learning services such as early childhood education services, ngā kōhanga reo and certificated playgroups.
- Reducing food-related choking for babies and young children at early learning services (English) (Word, 309 KB)
- Reducing food-related choking for babies and young children at early learning services (English) (PDF, 439 KB)
- Reducing food related choking (Arabic) (PDF, 866 KB)
- Reducing food related choking (traditional Chinese) (PDF, 1.4 MB)
- Reducing food related choking (simplified Chinese) (PDF, 1.4 MB)
- Reducing food related choking (Māori) (PDF, 941 KB)
- Reducing food related choking (Samoan) (PDF, 1023 KB)
- Reducing food related choking (Tongan) (PDF, 953 KB)
The Ministry of Education has also published a pamphlet to provide to parents on their website.
Questions and answers
Minimising food-related choking in early learning services
This resource provides answers to commonly asked questions about the Ministry of Health’s recommendations on reducing the risk of food-related choking in early learning services.
Implementing the MOH guidance on reducing food-related choking in early learning services
This second set of questions and answers provides responses to commonly asked questions on interpreting and implementing the guidance Reducing food-related choking for babies and young children at early learning services. This resource is intended to support early learning services to put the guidance into practice and will be updated when new queries are received.
Publishing information
- Publication date
- Citation
Ministry of Health. 2020. Reducing food-related choking for babies and young children at early learning services. Wellington: Ministry of Health.
- ISBN
- 978-1-99-002970-7
- HP number
- 7526
- Copyright status
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Owned by the Ministry of Health and licensed for reuse under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence.
