{"id":2244,"date":"2026-01-29T15:01:53","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T15:01:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/startingreception.co.uk\/?page_id=2244"},"modified":"2026-03-03T14:49:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T14:49:49","slug":"using-the-guide","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/startingreception.co.uk\/bn_in\/toothbrushing\/using-the-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"The Children&#8217;s Toothbrushing Guide &#8211; Using the Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t\t\t<h1>\n\t\t\t\t\tUsing the guide\n\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<p>The\u00a0Children&#8217;s\u00a0Toothbrushing Guide has been created to help parents,\u00a0caregivers\u00a0and early years professionals. 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Download different formats below.\u00a0<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\" tabindex=\"-1\"  id=\"fl-accordion--label-0\">Images (zip)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" id=\"fl-accordion--icon-0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"fl-accordion--panel-0\"><i>Expand<\/i><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/startingreception.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Caregiver-and-child-brush-teeth.png\"  target=\"_self\" itemprop=\"url\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/startingreception.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Caregiver-and-child-brush-teeth-150x150.png\" alt=\"Caregiver and child brush teeth\" title=\"Caregiver and child brush teeth\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" itemprop=\"image\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/startingreception.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Caregiver-and-child-brush-teeth-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/startingreception.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Caregiver-and-child-brush-teeth-11x12.png 11w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; 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