Weaning a child off the breast is not something that mothers should have to do for the reason that they are going back to work or are wanting to leave their child in the care of an early childhood service. 

Early childhood services can be places that support breastfeeding, and the attitude of staff and teachers and what they do makes a big difference.  But there's often not time to discuss questions such as whether there is any risk of babies being given the wrong bottle, whether its okay for mums to breastfeed older children, or what to do if another parent protests about a mum breastfeeding or expressing milk at the centre.  

So here is some info about:

• the value of breastfeeding for children and families,
• a checklist of indicators to find out if a service is breastfeeding friendly, and
• some practical strategies for both families and teachers and caregivers.

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