Resources for Management
Lead your service with confidence using resources that support guideline implementation, menu planning and assessment, and staff development. .
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Introduction
This section brings together tools, training, and practical advice to help you create a consistent, safe, and positive feeding environment.
This section brings together tools, training, and practical advice to help you create a consistent, safe, and positive feeding environment.
Getting started
Investing in best practice healthy menus
Set your service up for success with a clear approach to food provision and nutrition. This resource outlines key responsibilities, systems, and steps to support staff, meet guidelines, and create a positive feeding environment.
The following factsheets are for staff who prepare and serve food in children’s education and care. They should be used alongside the online course: Managing allergies, intolerances, and other dietary requirements in children’s education and care. You will find a micro module for each of the food allergens.
For management in early childhood services
Guidelines (MPG, FD)
Understand the requirements of relevant nutrition guidelines and how to apply them in your service. This section helps you align your menus with best practice, support children’s nutrition, and meet regulatory expectations with confidence.
Provide tasty meals and snacks that meet infants’ nutrition needs.
Creating a policy
Including a commitment to meeting the relevant healthy eating guidelines in your organisation’s policies, supplier contracts and tenders will help to ensure your food services provide nutritious options for all who access them.
Promoting healthy eating
We have developed a range of resources to support your team in promoting healthier eating through your food service and other relevant activities.
Allergies and intolerances
Food allergies are common in Australia. Early childhood services who provide food to young children will need to plan their menus to accommodate children with food allergies. Some allergic reactions can be life-threatening, so it is important to know how to prepare and serve food safely for children with food allergies.
Cooks Network directory
Use the Cooks Network directory to find local Cooks Networks and connect your staff with valuable peer support opportunities. Identify what is available in your area and encourage cooks to join, build skills and gain practical support.
Training
Lead a safe and supportive food environment with clear systems for nutrition and allergy management. Learn how to oversee menu planning, promote healthy eating practices, and ensure compliance across your service.
The Healthy Eating Advisory Service acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land on which we operate. We pay our respects to them, their culture and their Elders past and present.
The Healthy Eating Advisory Service is delivered by experienced nutritionists and dietitians at National Nutrition Foundation, with support from the Victorian Government.
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