2. MAKE WATER AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

Healthy and active children need to drink regularly.

BRITISH COLUMBIA CHILD CARE LICENSING  LICENSING REGULATION:

• Safe drinking water is available to children.  

GOOD PRACTICES:

• Offer water as the best choice to satisfy thirst. 
  • Offer water any time a child is thirsty.
  • A child can be offered small amounts of water in a cup starting at six months. 
• Offering fruit juice is not recommended. However, if a child has juice provided from home it can be consumed.
• Sugary drinks are not recommended for children. These drinks include: iced tea, fruit juice, soft drinks, energy drinks, sports drinks, fruit-flavoured drinks and punches, flavoured waters with added sugars, sweetened milks like chocolate milk and sweetened plant-based beverages.