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Children learn and develop best when they are healthy, safe and secure, when their individual needs are met and when they have positive relationships with the adults caring for them. We promote health and well being in our setting by providing children with activities indoor and outdoor. We provide a bright and light environment full of different activities set out in two different areas of the school in two separate rooms. We provide activities child-led and adult-led, all children are encouraged to get involved and treated equally. The activities will help to stimulate a child’s mind and help them to gain new experiences to help develop all their skills. The temperature of the room is important and ideally would be between 18-21 degrees. If a room temperature is too high it would help spread bacteria. We provide physical development and this is to help strengthen their muscles and also strengthens their heart, lungs and bones to. When we exercise it helps strengthen all the parts of our body which helps us to keep fit and also healthy. Being able to keep active helps to stimulate other parts of the body as it is good for our mind, body and soul. When we do physical exercise the blood pumps round our body at a faster rate which increase the heart rate and helps to strengthen the muscles around the heart. Physical activities can be held in door or outdoors. We have an outside play area in our setting and have daily activities outside to help development children’s physical strength. We provide bikes and scooters for children to use and this helps strengthen their legs muscles for pushing themselves around, body core for balance and steering to strengthen their hands and arms. We also have a Caterpillar climbing frame so the children can climb and jump off, this helps strengthen their muscles and also gives a child the importance of balancing risk and