CARERS are helping to mark National Childminding Week with healthy food tasting events.

The theme of the week, which runs until Saturday, is Food, Fitness and Fun to raise awareness of how important a healthy lifestyle is for children from an early age.

Child carers will hold healthy food tasting and fun fitness events in Stockton at the following centres:

* Redhill Children's Centre, today, from 9.30am to 11.30am

* Footsteps Children's Centre, today, from 1pm to 3pm

* Highflyers Children's Centre, tomorrow, from 1pm to 3pm.

The events are sponsored by Tesco's Billingham store and the National Childminding Association has joined forces with the British Heart Foundation to promote the week.