Supervised toothbrushing in schools, nurseries, childminders and pre-schools
Healthy Teeth, Happy Smiles help early years settings (including nurseries, childminders and pre-schools) and schools in Leicester to deliver a daily supervised toothbrushing programme.
Supervised toothbrushing is a 5-10 minute daily activity conducted within the classroom under staff supervision. This not only promotes awareness of oral health but also helps to address oral health inequalities within the city.
Why do we do it
In Leicester, 35.6% of five-year-old children suffer from decayed, missing, or filled teeth—significantly higher than the average in England. Dental problems can lead to:
- Pain
- Confidence issues
- Speech difficulties
- Challenges in eating or drinking
- Increased school absenteeism due to hospital extractions
Supervised toothbrushing is a proven, evidence-based intervention designed to reduce the prevalence of decayed teeth in children.
What will you receive?
- One-to-one tailored training
- Free annual delivery of supervised toothbrushing resources, including toothpaste, toothbrushes and toothbrushing racks
- Access to our resource catalogue, enabling you to borrow oral health-related items such as a play dentist’s chair and giant mouth and brush models
- Unlimited support to help you establish and maintain toothbrushing in your setting
This program, completed daily in 5 to 10 minutes, can significantly improve children’s oral health.
Get involved in supervised toothbrushing
If you work in a school, nursery, childminder or pre-school and would like more information about supervised toothbrushing and how your setting can join, email us today!
Our early years settings
- Al-Islamia Pre-School
- Amisha Childcare (childminders)
- Barleycroft Primary School Nursery
- Beanstalk Day Nursery
- Belgrave St Peter’s Nursery
- Belgrave Playgroup
- Bright Bees Beaumont Lodge
- Bright Bees Netherhall Preschool
- Bright Bees Nursery
- Cooperative Play and Learn
- Daisies Child Care Ltd High Field Centre
- Daisy Child Care Base
- Gingerbread Mews
- Hamilton Nursery
- Hand in Hand Oak Centre
- Happy Little Hearts
- High Hopes Day Nursery (Hamilton)
- Hine Park Day Nursery Ltd
- Humberstone Day Nursery St Marys
- Kiddisafe Day Nursery
- Kiddisafe Nursery Woodhill
- Kiddycare Angels Pre School
- Kiddycare Little Willows
- Kiddycare Parkview Day Nursery
- Kids Corner Nursery Limited (Gwendolen Road)
- Kids Corner Nursery Limited (Upperton Road)
- King Richard Infant and Nursery School
- Leicester College Freemans Park Campus Nursery
- LIA – Leicester Islamic Academy – Gems
- Little Companions Leicester
- Little Mu’mins Daycare Ltd
- Little Peepul Day Nursery
- Mindful Me Nursery
- Mindful Me Nursery
- Shama Womens centre daycare
- Shanklin Day Nursery
- Smiley Kidz Nursery
- Smiley Kidz Nursery (Uppingham Road)
- Stokes Wood Primary School Nursery
- Stanhope Day Nursery Ltd
- The Den Nursery Ltd
- The Dolls House
- Tiny Gems Day Nursery
- Tudor Grange Samworth Early Start
- United Play Limited
- Wesleyhall pre-school
- Westleigh Nursery Ltd
- Windsor House Nursery – DC
- Wingfield Nursery Ltd
- Little Adventurers Pre School
Our school settings
- Barley Croft Primary School
- Belgrave St Peter’s CofE Primary School
- Ellesmere College
- Granby Primary School
- Holy Cross Primary School
- Imperial Avenue Infant School
- King Richard Infant and Nursery School
- Montrose School
- Nether Hall School
- North Mead Primary Academy
- Queensmead primary
- Rowlatts Mead Primary Academy
- St Barnabas CofE Primary School
- Stokes Wood Primary School
- Tudor Grange Samworth Academy
- West Gate school
- Willowbrook Mead Primary Academy